Watch all the most effective bits from Luke Littler’s very good efficiency over the doyen of Dutch darts Raymond van Barneveld
Teenager Luke Littler crushed his darting idol Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 to succeed in the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, the place he’ll play Brendan Dolan.
The 16-year-old averaged 105.01, hit 9 180s to report a sensational victory over a legend in five-time World Champion, Van Barneveld.
“Unbelievable! My average has shown it, my double percentage has shown it – I don’t know what to say!”, Littler informed Sky Sports activities.
“He (Van Barneveld) said ‘you can go all the way, I hope you can go all the way’. I said ‘thank you’ – he’s a true gentleman and I respect Raymond.”
“I fancy myself [to win the whole thing], I do fancy myself! Let’s just focus on Brendan [Dolan].”
World Darts Championship: Saturday Night Outcomes
Brendan Dolan | 4-3 | Gary Anderson |
Raymond van Barneveld | 1-4 | Luke Littler |
Luke Humphries | vs | Joe Cullen |
Littler is blown away after beating his idol Van Barneveld after which reveals what he’ll do now to arrange for the quarter finals
In two of the three units, that went to a deciding leg, Littler averaged over 110.
There have been solely 19 ton-plus set averages in the entire event.
Littler booked his place into the quarter finals in type. The 16-year-old declined ‘The Massive Fish’ earlier than returning for double 15 to knock out Van Barneveld
‘The Nuke’ confirmed no indicators of nerves as he gained a rip-roaring first set 3-1 with a 103.8 common and three/4 on the doubles.
The world youth champion was quickly in dreamland after easing by the second set to strengthen his grip on the match for the lack of simply two legs.
Littler makes a dominant begin in opposition to Van Barneveld by successful the primary two units in type
Van Barneveld squandered two set darts within the subsequent as Littler pounced to make it three with out reply, averaging 110.68 within the set and 53 per cent on the doubles.
‘Barney’ held agency on double 6 to get off the mark within the fourth set and maintain his hopes alive, however the teen star from Warrington stormed by to arrange a gathering with Brendan Dolan by successful the deciding leg of the fifth set with a nerveless 130 arrange shot earlier than returning for double 15
Littler hits tops, tops for a magical ton checkout in opposition to Van Barneveld
“It’s incredible beating one of my idols on the biggest stage of all, I still can’t believe it,” Littler mentioned. “I think I am daring to dream now, I have seen the draw.
“I’m solely three wins away now. I am so younger, solely 16 and I’ve received nothing to worry, I’ve received nobody to worry, my recreation could be higher than anybody’s on the day and I’ve proven it there in opposition to one of many biggest to have graced that stage.
“With performances like that I can go all the way.
“I’ve pictured myself successful it. I have a look at the draw and see Brendan subsequent after which Chris Dobey in opposition to Rob Cross within the different quarter.
“I fancy myself. I do fancy myself.”
Dolan made it by to the quarter finals following a hard-fought victory over Anderson
Dolan adopted up his upset win over Gerwyn Worth by pulling off one other well-known scalp by knocking out two-time world champion Gary Anderson 4-3 to succeed in the quarter-finals for the second time in his profession.
After falling 2-0 down, ‘The Flying Scotsman’ turned the match on its head to go in entrance for the primary time however fellow veteran Dolan fired in 14, 14 and 15 dart legs to ship a dramatic contest all the way in which to a last set.
However Anderson crumbled underneath strain within the fourth leg of the deciding set, failing with 4 darts at double to permit Dolan to finish a shocking upset on double 3.
Dolan took out 102 utilizing the bullseye throughout his sensational win
“That was some game,” mentioned Dolan. “I was wondering what was wrong with Gary but then he kicked into gear and the next thing he’s ahead of me. I’m wondering ‘don’t let this go, make him win it’ – it was in the lap of the gods,” mentioned Dolan.
Watch the second Humphries gained a loopy sudden-death leg to edge Cullen
World No 3 Luke Humphries recovered from two units down and two legs down within the subsequent tie-break set to by some means shut out a panoramic 4-3 victory over Joe Cullen in sudden-death because of a 12-dart leg.
‘Cool Hand’ required 10 match-darts to win a seven-set and 36-leg thriller.
“I just think that’s one of the best games I’ve been part of. I feel sorry for Joe,” mentioned Humphries. “I never give up and that somehow allows me to keep going. I’ve survived again.”
World Darts Championship: Saturday Afternoon Outcomes
Scott Williams | 4-1 | Damon Heta |
Daryl Gurney | 2-4 | Dave Chisnall |
Rob Cross | 4-0 | Jonny Clayton |
The afternoon session received underneath means with a scientific efficiency by Scott Williams to e-book his spot within the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win over Damon Heta.
Scott Williams reeled in ‘The Massive Fish’ after Damon Heta selected an alternate route of their conflict
Williams produced some ruthless ending, whereas Heta struggled on the doubles, a 170 out the spotlight of proceedings.
Williams will now face one of many event favourites Michael van Gerwen on New Yr’s Day.
Chisnall says that he hasn’t had any practise for months as a result of he is been getting his entrance room redecorated
Perennial TV finalist Dave Chisnall held his nerve to grind out a 4-2 win over Daryl Gurney.
Chisnall took a 2-0 lead within the tie however Gurney fought again effectively, 130 and 151 checkouts enabling him to attract parity.
Nonetheless, ‘Chizzy’ rallied and 9 180s and a 99 common secured his spot within the final 16.
Gurney dazzled with very good 130 and 151 checkouts throughout his defeat to Chisnall
The session concluded with a ruthless efficiency from Rob Cross as he whitewashed ‘The Ferret’ Jonny Clayton 4-0.
The 2018 champion received off to an excellent begin as he took a 3-0 lead, with a shocking 140 checkout setting the tone.
Cross missed 5 match darts as Clayton levelled at 2-2 within the fourth set, however ‘Voltage’ held his nerve to seal a scientific win to arrange a mouth-watering conflict in opposition to ‘Hollywood’ Chris Dobey.
Cross hit this scientific 140 checkout in opposition to Clayton
Former World Champion Cross says he wanted a brand new pair of pants after lacking six match darts in opposition to Clayton
What’s taking place on New Yr’s Day on the World Darts Championship?
Three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen will tackle Scott Williams, with 2018 winner Rob Cross up in opposition to Chris Dobey.
World Darts Championship
December 31, 2023, 12:30pm
Reside on
Teenage sensation Luke Littler will tackle Brendan Dolan, who has already knocked out Gerwyn Worth and Gary Anderson, with Dave Chisnall going through Luke Humphries or Joe Cullen.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and last happen from January 1-3.
Reside World Darts Championship
January 1, 2024, 7:00pm
Reside on
The game’s largest occasion sees the remaining gamers compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5m in prize cash at Alexandra Palace. You’ll be able to watch all of the motion reside on our devoted Sky Sports activities Darts channel.
Watch the World Darts Championship all the way in which till the ultimate on January 3, 2024 – reside on Sky Sports activities Darts. NOW Sports activities Month Membership: £21 a month for six months
require.config({"shim":{"facebook-sdk":{"exports":"FB"}},"baseUrl":"https://www.skysports.com/","paths":{"skysports_com":"static/skysports_com-c193bfb877ffd","skysports_digrev":"static/skysports_digrev-d0f51cffa2bb8","skysports_legacy":"static/skysports_legacy-1fc4d92072fe2","skysports_ipad_components":"static/skysports_ipad_components-9347556046b82","skysports_sap":"core/js/../static/js/skysports_sap","requireLib":"static/require-2.1.0-15f03d8ff7a4b","class":"static/class-55bbf080a62c3","countdown":"static/countdown-b387bb40118ae","energize":"static/energize-bac53226fb-93aea85fe6a04","hammer":"static/hammer-a592776ebb-f14662ea8bb34","marker-clusterer":"static/marker-clusterer-3911fd8c83740","moment":"static/moment-1.7.2-33075cfd4ad32","reqwest":"static/reqwest-a845dfd832-dea6ebed2de7d","scroll-pane":"static/ftscroller-280c6900bc-ed5e878ea6190","underscore":"static/lodash.custom-d1cf24f7f366e","adaptive-content":"static/adaptive-content-1fc383fae518a","article-widget-betting":"static/article-widget-betting-7a9641160b027","app-bridge":"static/app-bridge-30b975666386a","article-advert":"static/article-advert-fa40febcc7b0f","article-outbrain":"static/article-outbrain-bba64c5034e96","autocomplete":"static/autocomplete-62886d6993248","autocomplete-lite":"static/autocomplete-lite-76d43ae628a4e","accordian":"static/accordian-87ec71ccbfdd1","betting-lines":"static/betting-lines-31e5cdbecf2bc","bskyb-omniture":"static/bskyb-omniture-0a6b60cdb4dc0","bskyb-omniture-1-2":"static/bskyb-omniture-1.2-ef8627d226d42","calendar-url-builder":"static/calendar-url-builder-863fca999d8c8","carousel":"static/carousel-cfdab6400e999","carousel-lite":"static/carousel-lite-520eccc372b67","close-me":"static/close-me-1dd5bf41462eb","content-stream":"static/content-stream-4ceef3bbd096b","content-swap":"static/content-swap-bdbe29a70d8f9","countdown-widget":"static/countdown-widget-459a93f477481","comments-reply":"static/comments-reply-81d5853bdd03b","cookie":"static/cookie-072824b3a5047","android-notice":"static/android-notice-58d95f174579a","create-audio":"static/create-audio-f77436036a203","dataset":"static/dataset-487d6875fe94d","datepicker":"static/datepicker-b112a28bd151b","datepicker2":"static/datepicker2-d10188465db39","dom":"static/dom-f554c2354ab77","dropdown":"static/dropdown-de4729ed67884","dropdown-select":"static/dropdown-select-bbaa962ff8888","element-listener":"static/element-listener-39391d1341a3c","environment":"static/environment-d24a016d1c736","events":"static/events-e6bde13ac56dc","facebook-sdk":"//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all","form":"static/form-269f9f014d35a","form-chart":"static/form-chart-8e3b2b92c7e77","form-validation":"static/form-validation-76d631ee9c0fb","html-poller":"static/html-poller-db12e18d06d04","implicit-personalisation-display":"static/implicit-personalisation-display-2bc93246729e4","implicit-personalisation-storage":"static/implicit-personalisation-storage-a4eb341b47077","implicit-personalisation-removal":"static/implicit-personalisation-removal-7556598e29ff5","inverted-listener":"static/inverted-listener-07a7ace73331d","iscroll-lite":"static/iscroll-lite-bf22458ad30dc","keyboard-listener":"static/keyboard-listener-f6b30a391df5b","keyboard-view":"static/keyboard-view-5a68be0e6dc00","lazy-images":"static/lazy-images-f5238f2864a52","live-article":"static/live-article-95ba706f060b3","live-cricket":"static/live-cricket-4d6fa4651f344","live-sport":"static/live-sport-db2b39a357d02","live-update":"static/live-update-945d95543ad61","live-refresh":"static/live-refresh-5ebefb5206c82","live-refresh-darts-table-controller":"static/live-refresh-darts-table-controller-d6c7bb8af0efe","live-refresh-darts-table-view":"static/live-refresh-darts-table-view-5c4f5e87a3cb2","live-refresh-football-controller":"static/live-refresh-football-controller-461aca93a03fe","live-refresh-football-view":"static/live-refresh-football-view-e722175c6f5eb","live-refresh-fixture-update-controller":"static/live-refresh-fixture-update-controller-1234617fddd04","live-refresh-fixture-update-view":"static/live-refresh-fixture-update-view-aae190ead42d7","live-refresh-live-golf-leaderboard-controller":"static/live-refresh-live-golf-leaderboard-controller-c78264eefa25c","live-refresh-golf-matchplay-controller":"static/live-refresh-golf-matchplay-controller-141ff1ce16821","live-refresh-golf-matchplay-view":"static/live-refresh-golf-matchplay-view-562c7eea1e08b","live-refresh-match-header-controller":"static/live-refresh-match-header-controller-db2b9bbacac74","live-refresh-match-header-football-view":"static/live-refresh-match-header-football-view-f9ce5b3e5bde3","live-refresh-match-header-rugby-league-view":"static/live-refresh-match-header-rugby-league-view-34aa9cc8d67be","live-refresh-match-header-rugby-union-view":"static/live-refresh-match-header-rugby-union-view-a6b7dda93027f","live-refresh-match-stats-controller":"static/live-refresh-match-stats-controller-db8736f4b3e01","live-refresh-match-stats-view":"static/live-refresh-match-stats-view-62f02d64e4cd2","live-refresh-gp-standings-controller":"static/live-refresh-gp-standings-controller-aa40463310354","live-refresh-gp-standings-view":"static/live-refresh-gp-standings-view-b820cc96d1d26","live-refresh-tennis-controller":"static/live-refresh-tennis-controller-5681743439cec","live-refresh-tennis-view":"static/live-refresh-tennis-view-28ddbf0727027","live-refresh-news-list-controller":"static/live-refresh-news-list-controller-ee45762f7dbe7","live-refresh-news-list-view":"static/live-refresh-news-list-view-9c47d574e49d4","live-refresh-livefyre-pinned-controller":"static/live-refresh-livefyre-pinned-controller-44287b34c8506","live-refresh-livefyre-pinned-view":"static/live-refresh-livefyre-pinned-view-a78229a5d01c4","live-refresh-live-table-controller":"static/live-refresh-live-table-controller-053e53c72d2a5","live-refresh-live-table-view":"static/live-refresh-live-table-view-acc034f23d117","live-refresh-live-table-static-view":"static/live-refresh-live-table-static-view-bbff46626848e","live-refresh-masters-live-panel-controller":"static/live-refresh-masters-live-panel-controller-b237958f07549","live-refresh-matchplay-table-controller":"static/live-refresh-matchplay-table-controller-c8d653e8ec9e1","live-refresh-matchplay-table-view":"static/live-refresh-matchplay-table-view-aafd4fb26b14f","live-refresh-ryder-cup-controller":"static/live-refresh-ryder-cup-controller-737295aac3b2e","live-refresh-ryder-cup-view":"static/live-refresh-ryder-cup-view-8975b104d8f84","live-refresh-status-lookup":"static/live-refresh-status-lookup-58cee7af21a4a","live-refresh-switch":"static/live-refresh-switch-122a55d025f32","live-refresh-team-events-controller":"static/live-refresh-team-events-controller-4cb3d870d779b","live-refresh-team-events-view":"static/live-refresh-team-events-view-705c641b015af","live-text":"static/live-text-bbd7665a86991","live-refresh-swingometer-controller":"static/live-refresh-swingometer-controller-b7ade1b72e79a","live-refresh-swingometer-view":"static/live-refresh-swingometer-view-425bcd02cb919","livefyre-auth":"static/livefyre-auth-d30ce39d9f031","livefyre-social":"static/livefyre-social-2ef6165825d8a","load-into":"static/load-into-6af455f20f3bd","load-more":"static/load-more-765d8e57df5c0","load-more2":"static/load-more-05a9bb0171a4e","match-head-switch":"static/match-head-switch-b85e40ff913e7","load-more-inline":"static/load-more-inline-6ee576a87aef2","load-more-once":"static/load-more-once-b9144ab829181","map":"static/map-94fcb75a28607","media-query":"static/media-query-0296e4082a758","now-tv":"static/now-tv-8700a2f7d2f1e","most-popular":"static/most-popular-c1147764fe234","observable":"static/observable-6a091c15b9a4a","open-top":"static/open-top-3eff6bd9d5565","overlay":"static/overlay-b444bdc049b12","overlay-widget":"static/overlay-widget-56d2dc14d6d21","page-nav":"static/page-nav-479fc6b85357e","parse-date":"static/parse-date-6463ce015eee7","page-filters":"static/page-filters-5f38de0bf6eeb","persistent-autocomplete":"static/persistent-autocomplete-8459865f00a4f","polaris-glint":"static/polaris-glint-90f846e5378ec","pikaday":"static/pikaday-ce6be92da6c09","pl-clip-promo":"core/js/modules/core2/pl-clip-promo","poller":"static/poller-b0ddbff69a6a9","polls":"static/polls-2ef656ad8404e","poll-ig":"static/poll-ig-e17180cbcc564","media-playlist":"static/media-playlist-ebc8d2abe3e18","postpone-load":"static/postpone-load-2ae208049e0f1","postpone-load2":"static/postpone-load2-6ad484e51343f","postscribe":"static/postscribe-3737e3c2f9-f3bc808a8b738","pub-sub":"static/pub-sub-9323318c11e08","roadblock":"static/roadblock-edae35c62e3c7","update-content":"static/update-content-b6fc0cfd94862","script":"static/script-27238830c957e","scroll-to":"static/scroll-to-97ec63ad7135c","section-nav":"static/section-nav-3aff450804b4f","selectable":"static/selectable-f199bca8d8e16","selectable-list-view":"static/selectable-list-view-3330035b870a5","share-button":"static/share-button-606792a8e7289","site-layout-primary":"static/site-layout-primary-d66ac28011c25","site-nav-desktop":"static/site-nav-desktop-9b1b26877d782","sky-go":"static/sky-go-44fd25b3a1748","skyid-login":"static/skyid-login-9f5140a550d32","is-loggedin":"static/is-loggedin-69dfe40b9565f","sky-sports-date":"static/sky-sports-date-e985472a648e9","squad-selector":"static/squad-selector-45e17c533f3a2","social-map":"static/social-map-8bc134219358b","sp-player":"static/sp-player-5ef6b052166d3","sticky-scroll":"static/sticky-scroll-4ccc7640bda1f","string":"static/string-19008c0fbd461","swipe-nav":"static/swipe-nav-18987ddd0e3ed","subscriber-video":"static/subscriber-video-5d8435b0ea5ab","table-sorter":"static/table-sorter-7d5988301396e","table-sorter-lite":"static/table-sorter-3d24f6a403740","tabs":"static/tabs-b20fcf8e1c825","tabs-lite":"static/tabs-lite-cb10daad481bf","tabs-filter":"static/tabs-filter-1ef8b2a921435","tab-navigation":"static/tab-navigation-68b7c289a7569","team-formations":"static/team-formations-a90922defa046","thumbs":"static/thumbs-0cf143fb65daa","toggle-class":"static/toggle-class-dd3a8c4ce2c14","toggle-switch":"static/toggle-switch-4b14c9522febe","trending":"static/trending-e0bb96dbc6ece","trigger-event":"static/trigger-event-580cd06dcede1","tv-guide":"static/tv-guide-495271c3f333e","update-html":"static/update-html-7913f53b11d6f","update-text":"static/update-text-82964c420cfb8","user":"core/js/modules/user","util":"static/util-b69470ac564b1","validator":"static/validator-f3b00bc96d618","vidiprinter":"static/vidiprinter-e8c9174ecfa73","vm-suppression":"static/vm-suppression-9a7148a4170ba","web-notifications":"static/web-notifications-a91a27e944caf","widget":"static/widget-e29945f3a184a","widget-lite":"static/widget-lite-a450505656ea9","widget-loader":"static/widget-loader-a0232be50e094","window-observer":"static/window-observer-b10f792cfb582","your-say":"static/your-say-3b2bbc5fcf119"}});
require(['skysports_digrev', 'sdc-site-pub-sub'], function (appController, pubsub) { window.sdc = window.sdc || {}; pubsub.init(window.sdc);
appController.init(); });