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Dream final still possible – Littler follows Van Gerwen into the semi-finals
Three Englishmen and one Dutchman are playing for the title at Alexandra Palace.
Published today at 8:27 am
Youngster Luke Littler is still two wins away from his first world title.
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Darts teenager Luke Littler has overcome the next hurdle on the way to his desired first world title. The 17-year-old Englishman clearly defeated Nathan Aspinall (also England) 5-2 in the quarter-finals on New Year’s Eve and now only needs two wins to win the Sid Waddell Trophy and around 560,000 Swiss francs in prize money.
Last year’s finalist Littler trumped Aspinall from the start. “The Nuke,” as Littler is called, won the first two sets straight away and was uncatchable afterwards. In the semi-final on Thursday he will face Stephen Bunting. The Englishman previously won comfortably 5-2 against former champion Peter Wright from Scotland.
Dream final still possible
The dream final between Littler and three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen, longed for by many experts and fans, is still possible. Van Gerwen survived a high-class game against Callan Rydz in the afternoon. Rydz managed to win more legs and take more shots with 180 points, but he still lost the game 3:5. The Dutchman wants to win his fourth world title after 2014, 2017 and 2019.
Van Gerwen’s semi-final opponent will be Chris Dobey. The Englishman defeated former rugby professional Gerwyn Price 5:3. The 39-year-old muscle man had already led 2-0. Price made numerous missed throws to the double fields, from which Dobey benefited. The Welshman repeatedly puffed himself up in front of the fans in the Ally Pally and received massive boos for it.
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