Luke Littler has actually landed yet another huge pay day as he makes it through to the last of the PDC World Darts Championship.
The 16-year-old lad from Cheshire dealt with 2018 champ Rob Cross in his semi-final match tonight (2 January).
After leaving to his tune of ‘Greenlight’ by Pitbull and having a hug with his regional rugby group’s mascot, Littler started the match with a loss as Cross declared the very first set.
The semi-final was quickly equivalent once again as the lad won the 2nd.
After a 3rd set win, there were definitely marvelous scenes in the 4th set when Littler got a 149 to win once again.
After Cross made a return, all pressure was on as the 16-year-old took the seventh set with a two-dart 50 surface significance if he won the 8 set, he was through to the last.
And lads, he did it! Littler won 6-2 in sets and with that, protected himself a tremendous ₤ 200,000.
Depending on who wins the 2nd semi-final match later on this evening, the Nuke will deal with Luke Humphries or Scott Williams in the last.
And this all occurred after he dealt with among his own heroes, Raymond van Barneveld.
After beating the Dutchman, Littler stated: “It’s amazing beating among my idols on the greatest phase of all, I still can’t think it. I believe I am bold to dream now, I have actually seen the draw.
“I’m so young, just 16 and I have actually got absolutely nothing to fear, I have actually got nobody to fear, my video game can be much better than anybody’s on the day and I have actually revealed it there versus among the best to have actually beautified that phase.
“With efficiencies like that I can go all the method. I’ve envisioned myself winning it.
“I elegant myself. I do elegant myself.” Well that imagining definitely came to life.
As fans shout ‘you’ve got school in the early morning’ at Ally Pally, Littler has actually currently had rather the increase to his savings account throughout the 2023/24 PDC World Darts Championship.
Winning the quarter-final 5-1 versus Brendan Dolan, the lad very first protected a tremendous ₤ 100,000.
Tonight’s semi-final win took that reward to ₤ 200,000, and if Littler goes all the method in tomorrow’s last, he’ll bag an incredible ₤ 500,000.
Littler began playing darts when he was simply a young child, and evaluating from a video discovered of him throughout that timehe wasn’t a bad gamer even then.
15 years later on and the champ has actually gone on to end up being a feeling in the Paddy Power World Championship – with extraordinary wins over the similarity Dutch expert Christian Kist and the UK Open champ Andrew Gilding.
And the PDC World Youth Champion has actually carried out so well up versus more knowledgeable gamers – sealing the teenager as one of the favourites to win the competition.
After winning his quarter last match, Littler stated: “Afterwards, he stated: “It’s worked out today. Another tonne-plus average. I’ve got a likelihood. Now I’m dreaming. I’m 2 matches away. I’m imagining winning the title.”