THIS is the hilarious good-natured moment Kevin Doets jokingly pretended to punch Luke Littler.
The rib-tickling scenes occurred as the pair collided at the UK Open on Saturday.
Littler turned out at Minehead in defence of the darts title he won last year.
But the world champion was forced to dig deep as he secured a nervy 10-8 win.
Littler was 2-0 down early on and needed a spectacular 160 finish to get back into the game.
Things could have turned out very differently had Doets taken his chances to level the game at 9-9.
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However, the ace was unable to capitalise at the oche.
And several bad misses allowed Littler to finally clinch victory.
The teen sensation roared with delight as he booked his place in the next round.
Despite the heart-breaking defeat, Doets took things in his stride too.
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He approached Littler after the final before jokingly pretending to throw a punch in the Brit’s direction.
The pair burst out laughing before embracing in a tender hug.
And fans were left wondering what could have been had Doets been slightly more clinical in the game.
One said: “Doets could have won that easily if he could hit his doubles.”
Another declared: “Littler didn’t even get out of first gear.”
One noted: “Littler needs to up his game next round.”
Another added: “Littler has got away with a very sub-par performance.”