A teenage darts star has set a brand new report for the very best common in a PDC Growth Tour match.
Nevertheless, the feat was not achieved by Luke Littler, with one other teen surpassing the world champion’s personal report.
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Charlie Manby produced a three-dart common of 130.70 at occasion 4 of this 12 months’s tour in Milton Keynes on Saturday.
The 19-year-old secured a 4-0 whitewash victory on his method to reaching the final 16, the place he was overwhelmed by Cam Crabtree.
His achievement noticed Manby’s worst leg of the 4 include simply 13 darts.
In the meantime, he has smashed the earlier better of 120.24, which had been shared by three gamers.
Bradley Brooks, Gert Nentjes and Owen Bates are the one different stars to common over 120 in a Growth Tour match.
As for Littler, his greatest on the tour was 115.22 in 2023, the seventh highest of all-time.
The Nuke additionally has the tenth highest common within the tour’s historical past with 113.43.
He has additionally beforehand confronted Manby on the oche, with the pair assembly within the last of the 2023 Isle of Man Traditional Youth.
Littler got here out on high as he claimed a 5-1 victory earlier than his rise to stardom.
Manby went on to achieve the final 16 of occasion 4 in Milton Keynes, the place he misplaced to Cam Crabtree.
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It got here after he had made the ultimate of occasion three earlier within the day, solely to lose 5-2 to Bates.
The primary 5 occasions of the season had been held on the Enviornment MK throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Beau Greaves claiming victory in two of them.
In the meantime, Littler has been in motion within the Premier League in latest weeks following his PDC World Darts Championship triumph in January.
The 18-year-old sits fourth within the standings after the primary three nights, which included a win in Glasgow.
Nevertheless, he suffered a disappointing quarter-final loss to Gerwyn Value in Dublin final week.
Littler shall be trying to bounce again in Exeter on Thursday, the place he faces Stephen Bunting within the opening spherical.
Evening 4 shall be adopted by the UK Open in Minehead, with Littler coming into within the fourth spherical because the second seed.
Manby can be within the draw after qualifying as one of many high eight gamers on the Growth Tour.
He should overcome Aden Kirk within the first spherical if he’s to have an opportunity of a rematch with Littler later within the event.
The winner of the tie will tackle Haupai Puha within the second spherical at Butlins.