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World Darts Championship: Luke Littler eyes breaking Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Worth’s PDC nine-dart report
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World Darts Championship: Luke Littler eyes breaking Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Worth’s PDC nine-dart report

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Luke Littler stays favorite to say a maiden World Darts Championship title on the Alexandra Palace, though time is operating out for him to set a report that’s turning into a ‘frustration’.

The teenage sensation and final yr’s runner-up started his marketing campaign with a 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle, the place he recovered from a gradual begin to fireplace a record-breaking 140.91 common within the fourth and closing set.

Littler’s 32-dart set included six good throws on his strategy to an 11-dart opening leg, earlier than he went agonisingly near a nine-dart end within the subsequent, lacking the D12 for what would have been his fifth nine-darter of his breakthrough marketing campaign.

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World Darts Championship: Luke Littler eyes breaking Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Worth’s PDC nine-dart report

Luke Littler claimed the ultimate set in opposition to Ryan Meikle in simply 32 darts, seeing him make a profitable begin to this yr’s match

The 17-year-old posted nine-dart legs on the Bahrain Darts Masters, Gamers Championship 1, the Belgian Darts Open and the Premier League closing in 2024, though has missed a number of since as he seeks to grow to be the primary participant in PDC historical past to make 5 nine-darters in a yr.

“It’s definitely becoming a frustration in a good way,” Littler admitted after his second-round win over Meikle, the place there was the added strain of understanding a nine-darter on the Worlds will lead to a fan within the Ally Pally crowd profitable £60,000. “Clearly, as quickly as you make the swap to the treble 19, your eyes mild up.

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Luke Littler reflected on his 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle in his World Championship Darts opener.

Luke Littler mirrored on his 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle in his World Championship Darts opener

“I heard the camera pan around to the winner, so I’m sorry whoever you are! I’ll try again.”

His newest near-miss follows failed nine-darter makes an attempt with the final dart in opposition to each Lourence Ilagan and Jermaine Wattimena on his run to Grand Slam of Darts victory in November – his tenth PDC title of the yr.

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Luke Littler got here agonisingly near a sensational nine-darter in opposition to Jermaine Wattimena in the course of the quarter closing of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton

Littler informed reporters in Wolverhampton final month that he was contemplating alternative routes to shut out a leg after opening with six good darts, though stated that wasn’t a thought throughout his effort in opposition to Meikle.

“I didn’t even think about the 51,” Littler admitted. “Throughout the game, the cover shots were OK.

“I left 265 just a few occasions and hit the treble 19 effectively, however I might need to take a second to consider the treble 17.”

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Will we see one other nine-darter on the Worlds?

Martin Schindler and Damon Heta have additionally fallen quick after eight good darts in a leg throughout this yr’s World Championship, whereas Christian Kist produced the primary nine-darter in his 3-1 defeat in opposition to Madars Razma on December 18.

Kist triggered the Paddy Energy £180,000 bonus in The BIGGER 180 marketing campaign along with his beautiful good leg, with the Dutchman incomes £60,000, charity associate Prostate Most cancers UK receiving the identical quantity and the remaining £60,000 going to a fortunate random fan.

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Christian Kist finds the primary good leg of darts to take the primary set in his match in opposition to Madars Razma

“I watched it at my friend’s house and I’ve not missed a session, apart from the evening when Ryan [Meikle] played Fallon [Sherrock],” added Littler, who beat Kist on his strategy to final yr’s closing on debut.

“I just looked at my mate and I was like ‘how’s he done that? He was nowhere near last year!’ Just goes to show how well he’s played this year. So fair play to him – he’s going to have a lovely vacation ahead!”

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Watch each nine-darter hit on the PDC World Championship, with Christian Kist the most recent to fireside an ideal leg on the Alexandra Palace stage

Can White shock ‘The Nuke’ at Alexandra Palace?

Littler stays on a collision course to fulfill defending champion Luke Humphries within the semi-finals, along with his subsequent problem developing in opposition to Ian White within the third spherical on Saturday – the winner then dealing with both Ryan Joyce or Ryan Searle within the last-16.

White acquired a walkover within the first spherical after Sandro Eric Sosing withdrew by means of sickness and shocked European Championship winner Ritchie Edhouse with a 3-1 victory within the subsequent, with ‘Diamond’ now concentrating on a well-known Alexandra Palace upset.

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Ian White

Ian White says he is able to upset ‘Runcorn’s No 2’ Luke Littler, in spherical three of the World Darts Championship

“Listen, the lad’s talented and we all know that,” White stated forward of the assembly. “He has put the darts on the map again. Everyone wants to come to the darts and that’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us.

“However I simply wish to say that he is from Runcorn – the identical as me – so he is No 2 and I am No 1!”

Who will win the Paddy Power World Darts Championship? Watch every match exclusively live until January 3 on Sky Sports’ dedicated darts channel. Stream darts and extra prime sport with NOW.

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