Luke Littler cruises into Players Championship semi-finals regardless of being ‘caught in second gear’
Luke Littler has cruised through to the semi-finals of the Players Championship in Minehead.
Littler and De Decker played out a barnstormer at the Grand Slam of Darts earlier this month – with Littler emerging victorious after a mind boggling comeback.
There would be no repeat on Sunday (November 24) as Littler proved himself to be a class above despite a below-par performance. His crowning moment came midway through the clash, sinking a 129 with a bull finish to move into a 5-1 lead.
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“Impressive from Littler to be beat De Decker like this, especially with how close their last match was,” one fan said. While a second shared: “Littler’s been absolutely s*** and is still brilliant, how the f*** does that work?”
“Even Littler’s opponents just absolutely know he’s insane, hitting multiple bull finishes like it’s nothing,” a third posted. And another added: “Have we ever seen anyone better than Littler on the bull?”
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Littler wasn’t at his brilliant best – apart from when it was time to finish on the bull. The Nuke produced three bull finishes on Sunday afternoon – leaving De Decker shaking his head asking what more he had to do.
The 17-year-old sensation averaged 103.73 and only notched four 180s.
Littler said he was happy with his performance – but when asked about being stuck in second gear he added that he averaged almost 104 but “it didn’t feel like that”.
The Runcorn-born sensation is now in the final session, where he has the chance to grab one last bit of silverware before he starts his assault on the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship next month.
