Luke Littler will face a mouth-water conflict with Michael van Gerwen within the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters on Saturday.
Will probably be the pair’s first assembly for the reason that remaining of the PDC World Darts Championship three weeks in the past.
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Littler prevented a maiden first spherical exit on the World Sequence on Friday by overcoming Dimitri Van den Bergh in Den Bosch.
The Nuke secured a 6-4 win to arrange his final eight conflict with Van Gerwen.
In the meantime, the three-time world champion thrashed compatriot Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-1 earlier within the evening to earn his spot within the subsequent spherical.
Talking after his win, the Dutchman defined: “It is a powerful draw however I am proud of this.
“I felt snug and I did the appropriate issues on the proper second to place him beneath strain.
“There’s extra to construct on however I am advantageous. I felt actually relaxed and in patches I performed very well. Tomorrow’s going to be a extremely essential evening.”
Mighty Mike will now have the possibility to get revenge on the teenage darts sensation.
Littler noticed off Van Gerwen 7-3 at Ally Pally on January 3 to smash his report of being the game’s youngest ever world champion.
Their assembly can be a rematch of final 12 months’s Dutch Darts Masters remaining, which Van Gerwen gained 8-6.
Followers will even be supplied with a preview of what to anticipate when this 12 months’s Premier League will get underway subsequent month.
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Littler and Van Gerwen are set to face one another on evening one on the SSE Area in Belfast on February 6.
{The teenager} is already wanting ahead to this weekend’s assembly, explaining: “Yeah, as quickly as that profitable double went then I knew what was coming tomorrow, however I needed to anticipate the worst.”
As for the prospect of dealing with Van Gerwen on residence soil, Littler stated: “Clearly I would prefer to get one other win and progress to the semi-final, however I believe Michael, he will probably be pondering that he needs revenge, particularly in his yard.”
The 18-year-old continued: “I imply it would be a great factor to beat him in his yard. Like I stated, simply profitable that sport after which guaranteeing myself within the semi-final.”
Each gamers have been handed a number of boosts to their possibilities of scooping the £30,000 prize cash on provide for the occasion winner.
Of the eight PDC representatives competing within the Netherlands, three have already crashed out.
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Amongst them is world primary Luke Humphries, who was crushed 6-3 by Jermaine Wattimena.
In the meantime, Raymond van Barneveld and Kevin Doets defeated Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall, respectively.
It leaves Littler and Van Gerwen as the very best ranked gamers left within the event.
Stephen Bunting and Gerwyn Worth, who contested final weekend’s Bahrain Darts Masters remaining, each stay within the draw, although.
The occasion will conclude on Saturday with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and remaining all going down on the Maaspoort.