Luke Littler edged into the quarter-finals of the Australian Darts Masters after beating New Zealand’s Haupai Puha in a last-leg shoot-out.
Littler, the reigning world and World Matchplay champion, averaged simply 91.80 throughout his 6-5 win in in Wollongong, which he sealed with a 13-darter towards the throw.
{The teenager} had squandered a match dart within the earlier leg, lacking the bull after two profitable treble 20s as he threatened to clinch victory in model with a 170.
Puha broke with double eight to arrange a deciding leg however couldn’t benefit from throwing first as Littler averted a primary opening-round defeat in a World Collection occasion.
‘The Nuke’ will now face dwelling favorite Damon Heta in Saturday’s quarter-finals, after ‘The Warmth’ swept James Bailey 6-0 and averaged 109.98 within the course of.
World No 1 Luke Humphries misplaced the opening two legs to Jonny Tata earlier than triumphing 6-3 to arrange a last-eight assembly with World Collection debutant Mike De Decker, a 6-2 winner over Brandon Weening.
A full round-up will seem right here later.
