World Champion Luke Littler endured a below-par day as the teenager failed to average over a ton in a disappointing exit to Scott Williams at Players Championship 10 on Tuesday.
The Warrington ace could only hit the heights of 97.82 as he went out 6-4 to ‘Shaggy’, who averaged 86, in their quarter-final showdown in Leicester.
Littler beat Adam Lipscombe and Dimitri Van den Bergh both by a 6-3 scoreline, and then came through against Jim Williams 6-4 and Justin Hood 6-2 before bowing out to Boston star Williams, who averaged 86, in the last eight.
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Relive the full match from Littler’s emphatic victory over Luke Humphries to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table
Williams reached the last four of a ProTour tournament for the first time since 2023, but bowed out to a red-hot Josh Rock, who averaged a whopping 110.34 and hit a brilliant 150 checkout in a 6-1 demolition against Martin Schindler before seeing off Williams 7-5.
Cameron Menzies edged out Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 in the quarter-finals, hitting 10 140s, with the Scot then defeating Michael Smith 7-5 to reach Tuesday’s final.
Stephen Bunting showed glimpses of his best form ahead of Thursday night’s Premier League clash against Nathan Aspinall in Berlin.
‘The Bullet’ averaged a remarkable 111.72 to beat Mike De Decker for a fifth successive match. He smashed in six out of eight doubles and hit a brilliant 167 on the way to achieving a 6-3 win but then lost in disappointing fashion to ‘Bully Boy’ 6-1 in the last eight.
Where does the Premier League head next?
The Premier League continues at the Uber Arena, Berlin on Thursday, April 3 as Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price clash in a titanic quarter-final encounter, while Luke Littler takes on Chris Dobey. Watch Night Nine of Premier League Darts, in Berlin, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ from 6pm – stream with NOW.
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