Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler are on course to meet in the final. (Image: Getty)
We have reached the semi-final stage of the World Darts Championship with Luke Littler the favourite to land the title. The teenager beat Nathan Aspinall 5-2 last night to set up a semi-final clash with Stephen Bunting after he overcame Peter Wright.
Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen is also still in contention after beating Callan Rydz 5-3. He’ll play Chris Dobey today after he recovered from a poor start to beat Gerwyn Price.
‘MVG’ will get underway at 7.30pm tonight. He’ll be followed by ‘the Nuke’ with the two winners of tonight’s matches meeting in the final tomorrow (Friday, January 3).
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Littler copies Chelsea legend
Luke Littler copied the celebration of legend Didier Drogba as he made the final four at Ally Pally.
Afte taking the first set, the teenager stuck his arms out the side, recreating the iconic football celebration of ’s former striker.
He confirmed his friend had “pestered” him to do the celebration and was at Ally Pally last night to witness it.
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Michael van Gerwen explains Callan Rydz complaint
Michael van Gerwen rued the relentlessness of Callan Rydz after beating the Englishman last night.
Following his 5-2 win, ‘MVG’ said: “He gave me everything. He didn’t stop throwing trebles.
“He kept throwing 180s and I was getting really annoyed at one point. I was so glad with my own performance, I’m very happy. He never gave up and the way he put me under pressure he deserves a lot of credit.
“He showed that he was the player of the tournament, he had the best average so far and it was great how he played. I could have been in a much easier position, but he was fantastic and now I have to move on.”
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