Littler reaches European Championship quarter-finals with second-best average
Summarised from Sky Sports's report · Updated 25 Oct, 07:27 · Archive
Luke Littler defeated Nathan Aspinall 10-5 in the second round of the European Championship Darts on Saturday evening in Dortmund to reach the quarter-finals. Littler produced a 114.47 average, the second-best in the competition's history, surpassed only by Phil Taylor's 118.14. The world number one won the first four legs in 12 darts or fewer. Aspinall produced ten 180s in the match—three more than Littler—but it was not enough to overcome his opponent's dominance.
Aspinall briefly rallied to reduce the score to 5-4, but Littler controlled the second half of the match and closed it out on D10, despite one brief interruption to deal with a vocal fan in the crowd. After the match, Littler said: 'I felt really good from the off. I was gutted at giving him a leg and going into the first break at 4-1 when I wanted 5-0.' He added: 'I'm playing well. I'm feeling really good.' Littler arrived at the tournament following shock defeats at the World Series of Darts and the World Grand Prix. He is now on track to win the European Championship for the first time, having exited in the last 16 on his debut last year.
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- European Championship Darts LIVE! Littler chases elusive major on finals daySky Sports · 24 Oct, 23:20
- Littler seals second-best average ever at European ChampionshipLuke Littler produced the second-best average in the competition's history, his 114.47 has only ever been bettered by Phil Taylor's 118.14, after defeating Nathan Aspinall at the European Championship.Sky Sports · 24 Oct, 23:12
- Littler powers past Aspinall to reach European Championship quarter-finalsLuke Littler remains on course to win the one major title he's never won as he beat Nathan Aspinall 10-5 in the second round of the European Championship Darts on Saturday evening.Sky Sports · 24 Oct, 23:00
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