Teenage superstar Luke Littler claimed bragging rights against reigning world champion Luke Humphries after scoring a dramatic win in the final round of the Dutch Darts Masters quarter-finals.
It was the first meeting between the two teams since the epic World Championship final on January 3, and Littler came out on top as he continued his quest to win his second World Series in as many weeks.
Humphries, the No. 1 player in the world aiming for his first World Series victory, was left for the first game, but Littler fought back from a 4-2 deficit to win 6-5 and beat Den Bosch’s De Mar. We decided to advance to the semi-finals at Sport. Last 8 exits.
“I’m happy with how I played,” Littler said. ITV. “I think I took a 2-0 lead and fell asleep for the next four legs. After that I got back on track and I think I finished well and scored well, so I’m happy.”
Littler defeats Humphries in world final repeat
Humphries had advanced to Saturday’s quarter-finals with a brutal 6-0 victory over Jermaine Wattimena the night before, while Littler, who won in Bahrain last week, defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode in a stunning 6-2 I was defeated with success.
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Highlights from the 2024 World Darts Championship final between world number one Luke Humphries and teenage sensation Luke Littler.
Littler with the darts held his throw by winning D20 with 16 darts in the first leg after Humphries missed two double chances, then hit the top top for a 105 checkout. Defeated the non-standard world No.1. Impressive fashion.
Last week’s Bahrain Darts Masters champion squandered two chances to extend his three-leg advantage, allowing Humphries to pin him on D3 and break back, with the world champion leveling the contest on his next hold.
Luke Humphries led 4-2 against Littler before being eliminated.
Humphries finished with an 83 and added a checkout of 108 to register four consecutive legs. Littler then registered the first of 14 consecutive dart legs to stop the rot and tie the match at 4-4.
Littler took the lead with another 14 darters for 36, but missed three match darts on the next leg, allowing Humphries to take the contest to a decider, before the rising star took an impressive 88 checkout at the bullseye. Decided victory.
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What’s next for Humphries and Littler?
Littler and Humphries only had to wait until Thursday to meet again, with the pair wrapping up their quarter-final match at the BetMGM Premier League opener in Cardiff.
Reigning champions Van Gerwen begin his bid for an eighth Premier League title, extending his record by facing last year’s world champion Michael Smith, while Peter Wright takes on Rob Cross and Gerwyn Price He will face Nathan Aspinall.
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