Emotional Littler underlines greatness after almost quitting Premier League

Emotional Littler underlines greatness after almost quitting Premier LeagueImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Luke Littler has made the final in all three of his Premier League campaignsByCharlotte CoatesBBC Sport journalist at The O2Published4 minutes agoCommentsWith the Premier League trophy high above his head once again on The O2 stage, Luke Littler broke down in tears. The 19-year-old was in disbelief at regaining the crown in one of the all-time great finals with Luke Humphries because he came close to quitting the invitational event.The two-time champion and world number one has endured a tumultuous third Premier League campaign with on-stage arguments and boos from the thousands in attendance. Speaking after his 11-10 victory, he told Sky Sports: "After Brighton [in week 10], I think I came off stage and the incident in Manchester [argument with Gian van Veen], I was sat at home saying to Faith [his partner], 'I don't want to do it anymore, just the crowd every week'."I said to her, 'I'm down bad'."Week nine in Manchester is where the atmosphere in the crowd started to turn against Littler. After a missed match dart by Van Veen, the pair exchanged a frosty handshake and the Dutchman said Littler "was out of order" at what he perceived to be a celebration at the miss. Littler also gestured that Van Veen was a "cry baby" and the pair did not speak for multiple weeks.After Manchester came Brighton, where Littler was dumped out at the quarter-final stage by Stephen Bunting with a measly 84 average. And then came Rotterdam - where fans were behind one of their own in Van Veen - before events in Liverpool and Leeds where Littler has been routinely booed because of his support of Manchester United. The teenager called the Rotterdam reception the "worst I have experienced" and that his mindset was now to "just expect the worst". On Wednesday, at the pre-finals night media event, L...