Luke Littler produced two scintillating displays to make it through to the knockout stages at the World Grand Slam of Darts. The 17-year-old followed up his 5-0 win over Keane Barry with a 5-1 victory over Dimitri van den Bergh, and now looks a prime favourite for the tournament following the shock exit of Luke Humphries.
Littler averaged 108.30 in his second Group F match, slightly down on the 112.16 he notched in his opening game againbst Barry.
The Premier League champion will now take on Lourence Ilagan on Tuesday, but will do knowing he has already secured his place in the latter rounds.
And his hopes of going all the way have seemingly been elevated by the exit of Humphries. The world No.1 suffered a shock defeat to Rowby-John Rodriguez on Saturday night, and then failed to bounce back as he was beaten 5-3 by James Wade.
And after his second win, Littler acknowledged the significance of his rival going out. “Maybe the eyes are on me now,” he said. “But I’ve got to focus. Chill out tomorrow and come back Tuesday to top the group.”
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