Luke Littler left beaten finalist Martin Lukeman in awe after the teenager's comprehensive victory in the Grand Slam of Darts final.

The young sensation , ahead of returning to the scene of his breakthrough for the World Championships next month. Lukeman was able to defeat Mickey Mansell, Rob Cross and Ross Smith en route to facing Littler in the final where he was firmly stopped in his tracks.

It was not just quality of Littler's play that left Lukeman astounded however, but his casual eating habits too. , the 17-year-old's with curry and confectionary on the menu.

“He is a joke. That's how good he is. It's absolutely ridiculous," Lukeman told .

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“He had a curry, and a Boost [chocolate bar], then walks up there and just smashes me like that. I'm like, what? 98% of the players down there just doing what they do, but he’s actually had a curry, a Boost, and them little sweets half pink, half white… squashies, yeah squashies.

"He even had them at half time [an ad break], while I’m having a fag, and a water. I take my hat off to him"

Littler will aim to be the fourth player in a row to win the Grand Slam before landing the PDC title, after Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Luke Humphries all achieved the feat.

Last January, Littler reached the final on his debut in the tournament. His focus will soon be on going one step further.

He said: “I’ve got three days off before we head to Minehead, I hope I can go deep in the Players Championship finals - and then it’s on to the big one.

“The World Championship changed me, (changed) my family. Now the months have gone on, the tournaments, I'm just getting used to it all and I'm going to have to get used to it for a very long time. I am enjoying it.”

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Victory in Wolverhampton sees the youngster rake in £150,000 and secure his spot as the fifth ranked player in the world. “I wanted to come here, go deep and show I’m still there," he said.

"It’s been a long week, but I’m glad the hard work has paid off. I knew, coming into the tournament, that if I managed to get my hands on the trophy I would be No.5 in the world - and now I hope I can go even higher.”