Last Thursday in Belfast, Littler—who is participating in the eight-player event for the first time this year—won his first night.
Now leading the table is the 17-year-old, who gained notoriety in January after making it to the World Championship final.
The Manchester United supporter claimed that the team’s 4-3 loss to Chelsea prior to the championship gave him the drive to triumph.
Littler claimed to have witnessed the Premier League football game from behind the scenes when United, who had led 3-2 going into stoppage time, let up two goals.
I wasn’t feeling well. I thought to myself, ‘I’m winning this now. It inspired me,” the adolescent remarked. “I was happy to win since I saw a few Manchester United supporters on the walkout.
Price cracked a nine-darter in his semi-final match, but Littler jumped out to a three-leg lead and won the match.
