Luke Littler makes feelings clear on Prague incident: 'That's bad behaviour'

Luke Littlerhas hit out at "bad behaviour" from a fan who grabbed him as he posed for pictures in Prague ahead of the Czech Open this weekend.

The 18-year-old has jetted into the Czech capital and is preparing to face Cameron Menzies in the opening round of the tournament, which has a prize pot of £30,000.

But as he arrived to check in at his hotel, he was greeted by a group of fans hoping to catch the darts world champion in the flesh and get some pictures with him.

Littler obliged some of the fans before deciding to go inside the hotel - but he was enraged when one of them "grabbed" him as he went to walk away.

In a furious social media post, Littler wrote: "Just came to the hotel in Prague, got a few pictures. Baring in mind it's 20 past 11 here, it's busy, so got a few pictures with a few people. And as I've gone to walk off, someone has grabbed me and wanted a picture. You don't grab someone, just ask. How hard is it?"

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Littler also took issue with the same fan criticising his behaviour for becoming irritable and walking away and said there was no excuse for making physical contact.

He added: "And for the guy who came up to me and my dad, shouting 'hey', and then said my behaviour was bad and I was no better than anyone else, DON'T GRAB ME FROM BEHIND, because that's bad behavior, not mine. As soon as he grabbed me, I told him not to touch me and walked away."

It comes amid a difficult time for Littler that has seen him receive abuse from a number of fans. In April, he was jeered by the Liverpool crowd during a Premier League night and also got stick during the Munich Grand Prix semi-finals in the same month.

And after more abuse from German fans at the World Cup of Darts in June, Littler hinted that he could boycott events in the country going forwards.

"I had a little head loss moment," he said. "I don't get it and can't explain it. Obviously you do your walk-on but then as soon as I got on stage, I started getting booed.

"I got booed in Hildesheim last year, I was flying and they started booing and I lost. Obviously, the Germans mustn't like us English."

But Littler is set to return to Germany next month byfeaturing in the German Darts Championship in Heidenheim, where a prize fund of £175,000 will be up for grabs.

He will feature alongside the likes of Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting in the competition, which starts on October 17 and will last three days.