Josh Rock believes he’s the person to problem Luke Littler’s dominance in darts going foward.
Littler gained his first World Darts Championship aged simply 17 earlier this month and has been tipped to threaten Phil Taylor’s document of 16 world titles.
The 23-year-old Rock was as soon as tipped as darts’ ‘subsequent massive factor’ previous to Littler bursting onto the scene, having gained the World Youth Darts Championship in 2022 – the place he posted a document common of 104.13 within the last.
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Success within the years since as an expert has been more durable to return by, although a stable 2024 season noticed him climb into the world’s prime 16, and Rock now believes he is prepared for the massive time.
“I had a stable 2024, however truthfully I believe 2025 goes to be my 12 months,” the Northern Irishman mentioned forward of this week’s World Masters in Milton Keynes.
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“It’s improbable for the game; Luke successful the Worlds at such a younger age reveals it’s a younger man’s sport now.
“My recreation is there to problem, it all the time has been, it simply has to return out when it must.
“There’s six years between me and Luke. We will have a really lengthy profession. I imagine that me and him will dominate the game, 100 per cent.”
Rock faces Jermaine Wattimena within the opening spherical of the restructured World Masters – a event Littler is getting into for the primary time.
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Littler, who has did not win both of his first two tournaments since his triumph at Alexandra Palace – the Bahrain Masters and the Darts Masters – takes on Belgium’s Andy Baetens in his opening match.
World No 1 Luke Humphries is drawn in opposition to Joe Cullen, whereas former world champion Michael Smith begins in opposition to Danny Noppert.
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