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The 2025 is barrelling along at quite a pace as we transition from the early rounds into the latter stages of the tournament. sealed his spot in the last 16 last night (Saturday) with a testing win over Ian White at the Alexandra Palace.
There were also victories for Ryan Joyce, Ricardo Pietreczko, , Chris Dobey and on a bumper day of darts in north London.
A mixture of third and fourth-round ties are set to play out before the curtain closes on today’s action.
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Ally Pally rival baffles Littler
Luke Littler could not hide his confusion upon hearing comments from his upcoming World Darts Championship opponent, Ryan Joyce.
Littler will go into their last-16 tie as the favourite but Joyce is a reliable double-hitter who has already taken big scalps at this year’s tournament.
After beating Ryan Searle on Saturday, Joyce said: “If Luke Littler plays at his top level, he can beat anybody can’t he? He’ll brush me aside comfortably.”
When those remarks were put to Littler, his face bore a confused expression.
The youngster then said: “I didn’t know he said that. If that’s what he’s thinking, it’s probably not good for his game. I’ve just got to focus on my game.”
Ryan Joyce fears he could be ‘brushed aside comfortably’ by Luke Littler (Image: Getty)
Luke Littler: ‘I’m not a nice person at times’
Luke Littler has talked up his ability to be ruthless on the oche after dispatching Ian White in the third round of the World Darts Championship.
‘The Nuke’ strutted around the stage with attitude and aggression before sealing a 4-1 win to set up a last-16 clash with Ryan Joyce.
“It’s good for me to show that I can be ruthless,” he said in his post-match press conference. “I’m not a nice person at times on the board, I don’t think anyone is.
“It’s always good to have that bit of aggression. Ian has been around for many years, he’s played my grandad. For me it’s good to be ruthless, especially on that last dart.”
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