Luke Littler remains the favorite to win his first World Darts Championship title at Alexandra Palace but is becoming ‘frustrated’ as time is running out to set a record.
The teenage sensation and last year’s runner-up started the season with a 3-1 victory over Ryan Meikle, bouncing back from a slow start and averaging a record-breaking 140.91 points in the fourth and final set. was recorded.
Littler’s set of 32 darts included six perfect throws en route to an 11-dart opening leg, but he came close to a agonizing nine-dart finish on the next leg, but his five I missed the D12, which was supposed to be my 9-dart. A groundbreaking campaign.
The 17-year-old has scored nine dart legs at the Bahrain Darts Masters, The Players Championship 1, the Belgian Darts Open and the 2024 Premier League final, but has since made multiple dart legs. He has missed a leg and is aiming to become the first player in PDC history to complete the Dart Masters. We make five nine-darters a year.
“It’s definitely frustrating in a good way,” Littler admitted after his second-round win over Meikle, but if he hits a nine-darter at the world championships, fans in the Ally Pally crowd will pay £1. There was also pressure to win. 60,000. “Obviously, as soon as you switch to treble 19, your eyes light up.
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Luke Littler reflects on his 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle in the opening round of the World Championship Darts
“I heard the camera pan over to the winner, so whoever it is, I’m sorry. I’ll try again.”
His most recent near-miss was his appearance at the Grand Slam of Darts championship in November (his 10th PDC title of the year), where he missed nine darts in the final round against both Lawrence Ilagan and Jermaine Watimena. It follows a failed attempt at
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Luke Littler came agonizingly close to hitting a sensational nine-darter against Jermaine Wattimena in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton
Littler told reporters in Wolverhampton last month that he was considering other ways to finish the leg after opening with six perfect darts, but that was not something he was considering for the match against Meikle. He also said that there was no such thing.
“I never thought about being 51,” Littler admitted. “Our cover shots were OK throughout the game.
“I hit treble 19 well with a few 265s left, but I might have to think about treble 17 a little bit.”
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Will we see another nine darter at the world championships?
Martin Schindler and Damon Heta also hit eight perfect darts with one leg at this year’s World Championships, but Christian Quist lost 3-1 to Madars Razma on December 18th. He made his first nine darts in a match.
Quist’s amazingly perfect legs earned Paddy Power a £180,000 bonus in The BIGGER 180 campaign. The Dutchman will win £60,000, charity partner Prostate Cancer UK will receive a matching amount, and the remaining £60,000 will go to a lucky random fan.
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Christian Quist finds his first perfect dart leg to take the first set in his match against Madas Razma
“I watched it at a friend’s house, and apart from the night Ryan performed, I’ve never missed a session.” [Meikle] played Fallon [Sherrock]” added Littler, who defeated Kist in his debut en route to last year’s final.
“I just looked at my mate and thought, ‘How did he do it? He wasn’t even close to what he was last year!'” Fair play – he’s going to have a great vacation! ”
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See all the 9-darter hits at the PDC World Championship. Check out the latest shots of Christian Quist flaunting his perfect legs on stage at Alexandra Palace.
Can White shock ‘The Nuke’ at Alexandra Palace?
Littler remains on a collision course to face defending champion Luke Humphries in the semi-finals, with his next challenge set to be against Ian White in the third round on Saturday, with the winner set to advance to the last 16. He will face either Ryan Joyce or Ryan Searle.
Whyte suffered a walkover in the first round after Sandro-Eric Sosin withdrew due to illness, but shocked European champion Richie Edhaus in the next round with a 3-1 win, and this time he ‘Diamond’ are aiming to upset the famous Alexandra Palace.
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Ian White says he is ready to upset ‘Runcorn No. 2’ Luke Littler in the third round of the World Darts Championship
“Listen, this young man has talent and we all know that,” White said ahead of the meeting. “He’s put darts back on the map. Everyone wants to come to darts. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us.”
“But what I want to say is that he’s from Runcorn, like me. So he’s number two and I’m number one!”
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