Grand Slam of Darts 2024: Luke Littler places on a present and dominates Jermaine Wattimena to achieve semi-finals

By Tycoon Herald 4 Min Read Published November 16, 2024

Luke Littler placed on a present in Wolverhampton and reached the Grand Slam semi-finals in a 16-2 domination of Jermaine Wattimena.

Littler obtained off to essentially the most spectacular begin, getting eight darts right into a nine-darter within the second leg for a break of throw and ending the primary session 4-1 up after seven maximums in simply 5 legs.

There was no slowing Littler down and it took till the ninth leg for him to have a leg with out hitting a 180, an emblem of his dominance.

The massive checkouts then began, with the 17-year-old sensation pinning 104, plus 164 and 167 checkouts on the bull to safe an enormous 8-2 lead.

Wattimena was not given a foothold within the sport as Littler hit the trebles with such ferocity – the ‘Nuke’ received the following six legs on the spin for a 14-2 benefit.

As he then put himself one leg away from a seismic victory with a maintain of throw, taking each single probability in a ruthless style, he left 110 for the match and nailed it on tops to ship the group wild.

It’s the largest defeat ever inflicted on anybody within the Grand Slam quarter-finals, overtaking Phil Taylor’s 16-3 drubbing of Michael Smith.

Littler completed with a 105 common, 12 180s, a 62% success on the doubles, and wrapped up the win in lower than 28 minutes.

“I felt very confident coming into tonight,” Littler advised Sky Sports activities.

“I played so well. I’m so happy. Fair play to Jermaine. I was too good tonight.

“If you’re enjoying that good you’re feeling [a nine-darter] coming each time. Each time I’m going for a 180 the group expects it.

“As a player you do feel it coming and hopefully it does come.”

With the win, Littler strikes into the world prime 16 however it’s no shock to the 17-year-old.

“It just goes to show how well I’ve played in the ranking tournaments,” he added.

“I’ve got myself in the top 16 now. I’ve looked ahead and if I win this competition I go to number five.

“I am simply wanting on the semi-final tomorrow.”

What’s next?

The Grand Slam of Darts 2024 comes to its dramatic conclusion on Sunday November 17 with a bumper day of action. The semi-finals take place from 1pm, with the final then at 7pm live on Sky Sports.