Luke Littler reaches semi-finals of World Darts Championship
The 16-year-old is now one match away from the final
Last updated 1st Jan 2024
Luke Littler has reached the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship.
The 16-year-old from Warrington in Cheshire cruised into the last four - following a 5-1 victory over Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan in the quarter finals.
He'll now play former world champion Rob Cross in the semis tomorrow night (Tuesday).
It was a new year but the same brilliance from the precocious Littler, who is on the cusp of producing one of the greatest sporting stories of all time.
A semi-final against 2018 winner Rob Cross is next up before a likely meeting with Michael van Gerwen in the final, but Littler is a genuine contender to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy on Wednesday.
The debutant has already proven he is ready to compete on the biggest stage after taking out UK Open winner Andrew Gilding and his hero Raymond van Barneveld on his way to the last eight and he maintained that form against Dolan.
The Northern Irishman had beaten former world champions Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson but could not live with Littler, who finished with an average of 101.93 to thrill his adoring fans inside Ally Pally.