Gerwyn Value has gained his final six matches in opposition to Luke Littler and doesn’t need that report to cease any time quickly, particularly within the Premier League.
Value’s most up-to-date win in opposition to the reigning world champion got here on Night time Six of the Premier League in Nottingham when the ‘Iceman’ surprised Littler 6-3 within the remaining to win his second title of the season and transfer as much as third place within the desk with 12 factors.
It extends Littler’s watch for a win in opposition to Value and stands the Welshman in good stead because the desk will get ever tighter.
Whereas Value insists that he approaches enjoying Littler no in another way to how he performs different opponents, he does imagine Littler is in a whole lot of gamers’ heads and he might additionally now be affecting the 18-year-old.
“It doesn’t make a difference to me,” Value stated. “It can make a distinction to him.
“I play Luke like I play each different participant. He is simply one other quantity to me. I feel that is the place my strengths are.
“I do not fear about who I am enjoying, whether or not it is Luke, both of the Lukes [Humphries], Michael [van Gerwen], anyone.
“I just go up and play my own game and don’t worry about any other player, whereas other players, I think probably Luke is in their head a little bit. I might be in Luke’s head a little bit.
“However I simply flip up and play. It would not matter who I am enjoying.”
Whereas Value ended his Night time Six win over Littler by declaring the world No 2 to be a participant who’s changing into unstoppable, he hopes his profitable report in opposition to him will proceed.
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Value predicts Littler will go on to beat Phil Taylor’s report of 16 World Championship titles
Certainly, he needed to wait an extended whereas himself to ultimately safe a win over Van Gerwen and he hopes he could cause the identical angst for Littler, who faces Nathan Aspinall in Thursday’s quarter-final.
“I just think he’s brilliant but I don’t think it’s anything that I’m doing. I just think it’s the way he’s thinking at the minute,” he added.
“It took me a while to get a win over Michael van Gerwen and then when I did, everything was fine. Hopefully he doesn’t get that win for a while.”
Cardiff ambiance is ‘on one other stage’
An added ingredient for Value is that, when he walks out for Thursday’s quarter-final in opposition to Rob Cross on Night time Seven, he may have the additional stress of the hometown Cardiff crowd behind him.
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An outstanding 128 end gave Value a 3-0 lead in opposition to Michael van Gerwen
Which means he shall be extra targeted than ever on giving the spectators one thing to cheer about.
“I know there’s a lot of pressure on me tomorrow, which I put on myself, not on anybody else. Because I want to go out and perform for the Welsh crowd and give them something that they can cheer for,” Value stated.
“It’s just pressure that I put on myself. I don’t want to go there and lose the first round and not give something back to the crowd.
“They will benefit from the evening it doesn’t matter what but when I am nonetheless in, nonetheless enjoying rather well, get to the ultimate and even win it, I am positive the gang shall be proper behind me and having fun with it a bit bit extra.
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Value checks out with a large 141 in opposition to Stephen Bunting to guide his match 3-2 on Night time Six
“I just put pressure on myself, that’s all. Nothing from anywhere else.
“Cardiff is one other stage. Once I go there, they’re proper behind me. After they’re singing, the ambiance is sensible.
“It is one of the smaller venues in the Premier League, which sets the atmosphere aside again.
“I am trying ahead to it. I solely get it every year so fingers crossed it will likely be the identical tomorrow.”
Where does the Premier League head next?
The Premier League continues on Thursday March 20 from the Utilita Arena in Cardiff as Luke Humphries faces Michael van Gerwen. Watch Night Seven of Premier League Darts in Cardiff, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action from 7pm – stream with NOW.
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