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Darts star Luke Littler has fired back after being accused of 'bad behaviour' during his trip to Prague.
The 18-year-old is in the Czech capital for the £30,000 Czech Darts Open, where he will face Cameron Menzies in his opening match.
Littler checked into his hotel late on Friday night and was quickly surrounded by supporters keen to grab photos with the teenage star.
But the youngster says the welcome turned sour after an individual pulled him from behind in a confrontation.
Littler posted on Instagram: '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 nice how hard is it.'
He added in the same post: 'And for the guy who came up to me and my dad, shouting 'hey', and then said my behavior was bad and I was no better than anyone else, DON'T GRAB ME FROM BEHIND, because that's bad behavior, not mine.
Darts star Luke Littler has fired back after being accused of 'bad behaviour' in Prague
Little took to Instagram to reveal he confronted a fan, who pulled him from behind
The 18-year-old arrived in his Prague hotel on Friday night alongside his dad Anthony Buckley
'As soon as he grabbed me, I told him not to touch me and walked away.'
Littler has endured hostile receptions on his European outings, particularly in Berlin and Munich, and even threatened to boycott events in Germany.
Despite that, he is expected to line up at the German Darts Championship in Hildesheim next month.
Littler told Sky Sports: 'I had a little head loss moment, 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.'
Littler will be aiming to claim the Czech Darts Open title after enjoying a remarkable run of form, with back-to-back victories at the World Matchplay, Australian Darts Masters, New Zealand Darts Masters, and most recently last week's Flanders Darts Trophy.
