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Luke Littler says he “can only get better” after a “declared” victory in the third round of the World Darts Championship.
Littler achieved his best ever average at Alexandra Palace with a 107.09 as he beat Mensur Suljovic 4-0 in just 25 minutes of stage time on Saturday night.
The 18-year-old will face either Damon Heta or Rob Cross on Monday night, live on Aerial sportsand has yet to lose a set in his three matches so far.
When asked who could stop him, Littler replied: “It’s very difficult to decide. I’m playing well this tournament.
“The third round was my best performance. I can only improve and I hope I can perform like that again in the next match.”
There were two nine darters at this stage of the tournament last year, but no one has come close to a perfect dart yet this year.
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Littler has completed four nine darts in his short professional career over the past two seasons and is eyeing his first at the World Championship, raising the prospect when discussing his 100 percent winning record so far in this tournament.
“Not losing a set is always a good thing. I can take the lead in most matches,” he said.
“But training before the game, I went back so many times and I couldn’t do it there. [on the stage]…I hope this nine dart can arrive in the next few days.
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Luke Littler took a playful dig at Stephen Bunting after the fourth seed was eliminated
Littler: Anything can happen
Littler, who has won six televised ranking tournaments in the past 12 months, is aiming to become the first player since Gary Anderson a decade ago to defend the world title.
His performance against Suljovic underlined his status as favorite to become world champion again and the teenager admits he has “set a milestone”.
“Probably 80 to 90 percent of the time I won’t come back here and average 107 because it’s darts,” he said.
“We don’t always play that way, we don’t always play high numbers and sometimes it’s just about getting the job done. I think that’s a statement.”
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Luke Littler reflects on his dominant 4-0 victory over Mensur Suljovic to advance to the last 16 of the World Darts Championship
Littler has a remarkable record on the longer format seen during the latter stages of the World Championship with best of seven sets in the fourth round, best of nine in the quarterfinals, best of 11 in the semifinals and best of 13 in the final.
He has only lost one match in competitions of 20 rounds or more, and that was the 2024 World Championship final against Luke Humphries.
“Obviously people can say ‘next to play Luke, he’s going to lose’. But it’s a game of darts, anything can happen, anyone can win or lose,” Littler said.
“I just have to show up for my next match and hopefully put in another performance like I did in the third round.”
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