Luke Littler remained unfazed by the negative reception from the Rotterdam crowd during Night 11 of the Premier League Darts, stating it was "exactly what I expected". Littler faced booing from the crowd for each of his three matches, including his run to the final, which was a continuation of the hostility that began after his dispute with Dutch No 1 Gian van Veen from Night Nine in Manchester. Van Veen had won a contentious match where Littler reacted angrily to his opponent's behavior, with Van Veen claiming Littler was "out of order" for celebrating towards the crowd.
Littler eventually lost to Premier League leader Jonny Clayton in the final. Despite the hostile environment, Littler expressed confidence, saying, "But I knew as soon as I got on stage I could do my job." Prior to his match against Gerwyn Price, Littler had stated he would not react to the crowd's taunts, but he couldn't resist responding in his semi-final clash with Luke Humphries. When he leveled the match at 2-2, Littler gave a 'calm down' gesture to a section of the crowd and added some flamboyant flourishes with his darts in the next leg. Sky Sports' Wayne Mardle commented, "Littler said he will not react, but he has just reacted there - and they don't like it!
I think he's had enough of not reacting. He is strutting and really giving it now. When he has this swagger, he's hard to deal with. He's giving it the full repertoire.
I like it!" Littler came from behind to win 6-3 against Price and edged out Humphries 6-5 before ultimately losing 6-4 to Clayton in the final. Clayton's win stretched his lead over Littler to five points at the top of the table. After the final, Clayton praised Littler, saying, "I've got total respect for Luke.
He's absolutely amazing. This guy has got years ahead of him, an amazing darts player - and he's shown us all the level we need to be to beat him.
But this old dog has got some life in him yet." Sky Sports' Glen Durrant also commended Littler for his response to the hostile crowd, stating, "It's brutal in here tonight. I'm not sure I would have had the mental capacity to deal with it, but Littler is different."