Luke Littler will kick off his PDC World Darts Championship marketing campaign in opposition to fellow Englishman Ryan Meikle.
Meikle overcame ladies’s megastar Fallon Sherrock 3-2 within the first spherical to disclaim what would have been an extremely high-profile second spherical bout.
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Meikle, the Ipswich-born world no.62, beat the ‘Queen of the Palace’ in a good match after coping with early boos as a result of her much-loved standing.
Which means he’ll face 17-year-old sensation Littler on Saturday December 21 within the second spherical at Alexandra Palace.
Littler is but to play on the match as his world no.4 standing earns him a purchase into the second spherical among the many 32 top-ranked gamers.
The match is scheduled to happen at 7pm, the place Littler will look to go all the best way to the ultimate as soon as once more.
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In final yr’s version he shocked the world on the age of 16, changing into the youngest-ever participant to achieve the ultimate.
There he misplaced 7-4 to world no.1 Luke Humphries, however his star didn’t fade within the slightest.
Littler would show his debut that fascinated the UK and Europe was something however flash within the pan with a stellar 2024.
He would win three PDC premier occasions – the Grand Slam, the Premier League and the World Sequence Finals.
Alongside the best way he is pocketed near £1million in prize cash and turn into a family identify within the UK in report time.
The Palace will welcome again the brand new ‘face of darts’ on Saturday, and his match will likely be broadcast reside on talkSPORT.
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Ought to Littler progress in opposition to Meikle, he might then meet his first seeded opponent within the form of Ritchie Edhouse within the third spherical.
Littler could not have been fully conscious of the match, although, on condition that he was current for the BBC Sports activities Persona of the Yr awards ceremony.
The darts sensation simply missed out on one other award, ending second behind athlete Keely Hodgkinson.
Hodgkinson took gold on the Paris Olympics within the 800metres having gained silver at two World Championships and the final Olympics.
Behind Littler was England cricketer Joe Root in third. Sarah Storey, Alex Yee and Jude Bellingham had been additionally shortlisted for the award.