Five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld insists he is "not scared" of current world champion Luke Littler ahead of their meeting at the European Championship in Germany.

At 58, Van Barneveld remains unphased despite Littler's unprecedented rise to become the face of the sport at the age of 18.

Remarkably, Van Barneveld won all five of his world titles before Littler was even born. The pair meet on Friday at a tournament in which Littler could become the world No 1.

"I'm 58 years old playing against an 18-year-old that's full of energy and I'm like an old dog," Van Barneveld said.

"Like a younger dog, they want to play. They're exciting. But an older dog is like, 'guys, leave me alone'. And that's a bit harder at the moment.

"I don't have the 100 per cent focus I used to have fo

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