Josh Rock He is convinced that he may be one of the absolutely best in the world in the coming years Luke Littler. “Rocky” was considered the greatest and upcoming talents in sport in 2022, but since then he had to convey this status to his target stable.
Littler won his first World Darts championship in Alexandra Palace at the beginning of this month, at the age of 17, reaching the final a year earlier in his World Darts championships, losing to Luke Humphries. Rock, currently 23 -year -old, was informed as another great sport star when he became the Youth World Champion in PDC in 2022. A man from Antrim also won many events of the player championships, in 2024 winning the Dutch Darts championships during the European Tour.
“I was solid 2024, but to be honest, I think 2025 will be my year” Rock tells BBC Sport a week ago Winmau World Masters in Milton Keynes. “It’s fantastic for this sport – Luke wins the worlds at such a young age shows that it is a sport of a young man.”
Rock himself has not yet relaxed in the main television tournaments. His best result is the quarter -final place in the Grand Slam of Darts in 2023. “My game is to challenge it, it has always been like that, it just has to go out when it is necessary,” he explains. “I believe it 100 %. It’s six years between me and Luke. We can have a very long career and I believe that I and he will dominate this sport. “
Rock will face Jermaine Wattimena on Thursday evening in the opening round Winmau World Masterswhich is the first time under the PDC banner. If he wins, in the second round meeting with the world number one Luke Humphries or Joe Cullen is waiting.
