World Darts Championship LIVE RESULTS: Action ON NOW as Searle goes through while Gary Anderson plays TONIGHT – updates
THE World Darts Championship action is expected to bring even more drama today after Luke Littler broke down in TEARS following his opening win last night.
Teen sensation Littler, 17, started his darts campaign with a superb win over Ryan Meikle - but then had to cut short an interview after becoming emotional at the support he'd been shown.
Two-time PDC World Champion Gary Anderson faces Jeffrey De Graaf tonight and he'll be hoping to join Ryan Searle in the next round following his whitewash against Matt Campbell.
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Heta 3-2 Scutt (2-1)
Heta regains his composure to take the set!
Scutt's sixth 180 of the match made little to no difference.
A miss on the bullseye doesn't help.
Heta sinks the treble 20 and double eight and it's 2-1.
Heta 2-2 Scutt (1-1)
And Scutt's level!
Who would've seen this five minutes ago.
Heta wired double 9, allowing Scutt to nail the double 4.
Heta 2-1 Scutt
Scutt's broken the rut.
But Heta had the chance to win it - and busted 72.
Heta 2-0 Scutt (1-1)
A 110 checkout from Heta!
That's sublime, and much needed.
Three ton plus finishes in a row from Heta, and he's unstoppable.
Heta 1-0 Scutt (1-1)
And Fire starts the third leg as he finished the second.
But it looked so good for Scutt who found a 180 out of nowhere.
Heta nails double 18 and it's a break of throw.
Heta 3-0 Scutt (1-1)
And there it is!
We're level!
A 180, followed by a 140 for Heta and the Fire has caught fire.
He took out 116.
Heta 2-0 Scutt
120 checkout from Heta!
Amazing stuff from the Aussie, and he'll throw for the set.
Brilliant break there.
Heta 1-0 Scutt (0-1)
Scutt might be outscoring Heta, who has a 98 average.
But Heta's maximum puts him in the driving seat.
Double 4 and it's the leg.
Heta 2-3 Scutt
Brilliant from the Sniper.
He nails 99 to set up 65.
He pins the bullseye - a total error.
But, Scutt lands the double 6 to get over the line and win the first set.
Heta 2-2 Scutt
Scutt is back in this.
He missed the double 16.
However, he was allowed to return to sink the double 8.
Heta 2-1 Scutt
Scutt gets on the board!
A brilliant 180 from him set that up nicely.
This is a contest of the highest order.
Heta 2-0 Scutt
He's bringing the Heat!
Heta gets his second leg on the board with a 14-darter.
Double 16 did the job.
Connor Scutt is stunned!
Heta 1-0 Scutt
Damon Heta strikes first.
It's an early 16-dart break from the Aussie.
All eyes on this please, not Fury. This will be a classic, I promise.
Highest set average
Littler has made history AGAIN.
He recorded the highest set average with a 140.91 in that set four.
Gerwyn Price had it before, with 136.64 in the final in 2021.
Littler match stats
Emotional Littler
An emotional Luke Littler talks to Sky Sports.
"I started off dead slow," he said.
He then breaks down in tears and runs to his mum and dad.
Littler 3-1 Meikle (3-1)
Everything has changed in the last three legs.
Littler sets up 52 with 136, brilliant stuff.
11 darter, 12, darter, and another 11 darter.
141 set average from Luke The Nuke! Game, set and match! Brilliant stuff.
Littler 2-1 Meikle (2-1)
He's coming alive now.
A 180 from Littler, followed by another.
Can he hit the nine-darter? Wow! He's just a whisker away from that double 12.
And he motions as much on stage. Amazing stuff.
Double 6 gets Littler over the line, with Meikle way out of sight.
Littler 1-0 Meike (2-1)
No nine darter for Littler this time.
But he's on 60 with Meikle way out on 312. Six amazing darts.
And Littler is now two away.
Littler 3-1 Meikle (2-1)
Littler labours on 45 to leave 122.
But he's still in a brilliant position to win this set.
Meikle is struggling a bit.
82 leaves Littler a double tops checkout, with Meikle way out on 221.
Littler takes his opportunity with his favourite familiar friend, the double 10.
Littler 2-1 Meikle (1-1)
Littler's on for a break of throw.
He brilliant sets up double tops, but has to sink the double 10.
That's the cornerstone of what his game is based on.
Littler 1-1 Meikle (1-1)
54 gives Littler a 56 finish, following a maximum.
Meikle with 152 left, and he's a double 16 away from the checkout.
Littler then misses a double 10, and Meikle hits back with a double 16.
Littler 1-0 Meikle (1-1)
Oooh!
Littler nearly with the 140 plus checkout - leaving 30.
Although he scores that at his next visit with the double 15, nice start from Nuke.
Littler 1-3 Meikle (1-1)
Meikle first himself up with a 167 finish after scoring 130 plus.
Littler doesn't put any pressure on at all, and doesn't get a finish leaving 219.
Meikle will return, and needs 72. Sets a marker on the double 12, but then misses his final dart in hand.
Littler needs 161 to go, and it doesn't. Huge moment for Meikle, and he gets it in his third dart. We've level.
Littler 1-2 Meikle (1-0)
Double 10 and Littler gets on the board in this set.
74 checkout from the Nuke.
Meikle is averaging a bit more than Littler - 94 to 93.