AIN'T VEEN NOTHING YET

Littler loves oche's youth movement

- BY WILL JENNINGS

LUKE LITTLER insists he is relishing his rivalry with fellow young gun Gian van Veen.

And ‘The Nuke’ has vowed many “more battles to come” as the Premier League enters full swing.

Two-time world champion Littler, 19, lost to Van Veen, 23, in Newcastle last week after swatting him aside in the Alexandra Palace final in January.

Littler also beat Van Veen to be crowned world youth champion back in 2023 before the Dutchman - and current world No.3 - turned the tables to grab glory last year after Littler’s loss to Beau Greaves.