Littler ‘can’t wait’ to face Pal in quarterfinals
Luke Littler thinks this could be a case of showing off his old mate when he faces Nathan Aspinall in Friday’s quarter-final.
Littler, 16, and Aspinall, a 32-year-old Brit, are good friends.
Wizkid said: “We practiced together before the World Championships.
“We know each other’s game. We bought set pieces. But legs one to six, straight legs, no rest.
“It will be good for our management to see us both play. I can’t wait.”
“It’s crazy, but it’s nothing like Ally Pally.”
Luke Littler admitted he was confused by the large number of fans in Bahrain.
After defeating Ma Lok Leung 6-3, the 16-year-old analyzed his “rusty” performance, but also marveled at darts’ global appeal.
The world No. 31 said:
“It’s always good to have some crowd for the players to play in front of.
“But it’s totally different from Ally Pally. You can hear everything that’s going on. I’m really happy to have crossed the line.”
PDC Gree and Clean Sweep
The least surprising thing about the night was that it was a perfect record for the PDC darts players.
However, three of the matches went to 11 sets.
Peter Wright defeated Haruki Muramatsu 6-5, Nathan Aspinall defeated Lawrence Ilagan and Michael Smith defeated Paolo Nebrida by the same scoreline.