Littler lost to Luke Humphries in the World Darts Championship final, but won his first televised match since then. Premier League Darts returns to Sky Sports on Thursday 1 February as Cardiff begin a 17-week extravaganza leading up to the play-offs on 23 May
21:31, UK, Thursday 18 January 2024
Luke Littler beat Man Lok Leung 6-3 at the Bahrain Masters in his first televised performance since his sensational run to the final at the World Darts Championship.
It was a nervous start for the teenage sensation as he quickly dropped two legs and struggled in the doubles, but he bounced back well and capitalized on that with a stunning 151 checkout to take a 3-2 lead. .
From there, Littler headed home on stage and closed out the match in style with a 120 checkout.
Elsewhere, reigning world champion Luke Humphries He dominated Abdullah Saeed with a 6-0 victory and continued his complete dominance. She gave 100 per cent in doubles, setting up a draw with Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals.
price He defeated Reynaldo Rivera 6-4. Despite Rivera scoring a 104 finish to keep the match alive, a mistake at the top gave Price the advantage and helped him avoid a deciding leg.
michael van gerwen Humphries had an equally impressive night, averaging 103 with a 6-0 win over Hasan Hadji and a chance to bounce back from his shock loss to Scott Williams in the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace. I grabbed it.
Current Bahrain darts master michael smith He won a 6-5 battle against Paolo Nebrida and was on the verge of a shocking exit.
Nebrida had a dart for the match in the deciding leg but missed the chance, giving Smith a spot in the quarters.
Peter Wright He earned a narrow 6-5 victory over PDC Asia Championship winner Haruki Muramatsu in the opening match of the night, fighting back against a 170 checkout and taking the spoils from 3-2 down.
4th seed Nathan Aspinall He suffered a huge scare when he scored a 6-5 victory over Lawrence Ilagan with a 102 checkout.
Aspinall overcame two dart mistakes to come back from a 5-3 deficit and claim the number one spot on the 2023 PDC Asia Tour in a 12-dart leg.
rob cross The Japanese star won three consecutive legs to tie the match at 3-3, as the Japanese star won 6-3 against Tomoya Goto.
Despite Goto’s rally, Cross held on and won the next three legs.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place on Friday, January 19th.
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