Tag: Darts
Luke Littler: Teenage superstar to enter fray at fourth round stage on Friday night at Butlin’s Minehead Resort | Darts News
Teenage superstar Luke Littler will enter this year’s UK Open at the fourth-round stage on Friday night as the world’s top 32 enter the fray at Butlin’s Minehead Resort. The unique multi-board event will see PDC Tour Card Holders compete against Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and players from the Winmau Challenge and Development Tours. Andrew Gilding…
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Premier League Darts Exeter: Nathan Aspinall puts in dominant display against Rob Cross to claim first nightly win | Darts News
Nathan Aspinall secured his first Premier League nightly win with a dominant 6-2 victory over Rob Cross in Exeter. Aspinall got off to a blistering start in the final against Cross and made it count, taking a 5-0 lead with two breaks of throw. His highlight came in the fifth leg as he hit a…
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Luke Littler survives nine-darter from Simon Whitlock to reach European Grand Prix in April | Darts News
Luke Littler has reached the European Darts Grand Prix in April after coming through a nine-darter from Simon Whitlock during Wednesday’s qualifying stage. The 17-year-old edged former World Championship runner-up Whitlock 6-5 before similar last-leg wins over Danny van Trijp and Ian White to take one of the 10 spots up for grabs. Littler will…
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Luke Littler: Teenager suffers Players Championship 3 defeat to Callan Rydz in Leicester | Darts News
Luke Littler’s hopes of adding to his Players Championship success suffered a blow at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena on Monday with a quarter-final exit to Callan Rydz. World Youth champion Littler, who won Players Championship 1 on debut last week, headed into the event having lost to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals of Premier League night…
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Phil Taylor beaten by Manfred Bilderl in final World Senior Darts Championship start at Circus Tavern | Darts News
Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor suffered an early exit in his final World Senior Darts Championship appearance after being beaten 3-2 by Germany’s Manfred Bilderl at the Circus Tavern. The 16-time world champion, who announced that 2024 will be his final year on the seniors circuit, fired three maximums and posted a 83.02 average but struggled…
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Luke Littler: Wayne Mardle says teenager produces ‘exciting darts’ but is lacking consistency with his scoring | Darts News
Wayne Mardle says teenage sensation Luke Littler produces “exciting darts but you don’t know what’s coming next” following his thrilling Premier League quarter-final exit to Gerwyn Price in Glasgow on Thursday. Littler, 17, made an early exit in Scotland after a thrilling battle with Welshman Price, eventually losing a last-leg decider at a packed OVO…
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Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen wins in Glasgow after Luke Littler is beaten in thriller | Darts News
Michael van Gerwen made it back-to-back Premier League nightly victories as Luke Littler was beaten in a quarter-final thriller in Glasgow. Reigning and seven-time Premier League champion Van Gerwen continued his strong start to the season by following up last week’s Berlin success with another superb night at the OVO Hydro. Van Gerwen overcame a…
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Luke Littler: Teenager qualifies for Belgian Darts Open after success in Wigan | Darts News
Luke Littler continued his red-hot streak by making it through the first European Tour Card Holder Qualifier of 2024 in Wigan on Wednesday to secure a place in the Belgian Darts Open. Littler started the day on a revenge mission over Polish-Irish bus driver Radek Szaganski, who shocked the 17-year-old at Players Championship 2 on Tuesday.…
Read More Luke Littler says he has ability to beat the best as he heads to Berlin for Premier League Darts night two | Darts News
Luke Littler says he “knows he has the ability to beat the best” as he heads to Berlin for night two of Premier League Darts. The 17-year-old reached the semi-finals during last week’s opening leg in Cardiff, gaining revenge on Luke Humphries, the man who beat him in the World Championship final in January, before…
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Peter Wright apologises to Chris Dobey after criticism over Premier League selection | Darts News
Peter Wright has hit back at critics and defended his place in the Premier League after suggestions Chris Dobey should have been picked ahead of him, apologising to the latter for saying ‘What’s he won?’ In an interview on Saturday, the Scot was wound up about the fact people have claimed his invitation to the…
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