DANNY NOPPERT revealed a banana and three boiled eggs helped him recover from a nasty illness before stunning Luke Humphries. Noppert now faces his toughest test yet as he takes on teenage sensation and defending champion Luke Littler for a place in the semi-final. The former UK Open champion knows the odds are against him but believes he can still cause an upset and dump out Littler. That is the UK Open, you can draw anyone. If I play well, I can beat him.”Noppert won the UK Open at Butlins back in 2022.

Source: The Times March 08, 2026 11:51 UTC