'Like a cat toying with a mouse' - but Littler's victory was far from inevitable

Why Luke Littler's historic world title win at Ally Pally felt 'inevitable', even if it wasn't.

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'Like a cat toying with a mouse' - but Littler's victory was far from inevitable

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