Archrival switched off, Oranje party prevents: Darts world champion Luke Littler has won the first meeting with Michael van Gerwen since the World Cup final in London. In the Dutch home game, “The Nuke” prevailed in the quarter -finals of the Dutch Darts Masters after a real roller coaster ride 6: 3.
After a decent, but by no means outstanding performance, Luke Littler prevailed 6: 3 against Vice World Champion Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts. However, the 18-year-old played anything but world championship with a three-dart average of only 94.5 points and a checkout rate of only 26 percent (6/23).
However, this also applied to “MVG”, which only recorded an average of 90 points per recording and only met three of his eight attempts to the doubles (37.5 percent).
Littler caught dream start into the World Cup rematch
Despite the manageable level, the fans were offered a lot in the Bosch. First of all, from Littler, who caught a dream start into the match and quickly took the lead 3-0. Then van Gerwen turned up and creates a mood in the hall. The Dutch cheered by the spectators frenetically grabbed three legs in a row and equalized to 3: 3.
All hopes for a victory of the Vice World Champion had quickly done again. From the seventh leg, nothing went together at Van Gerwen. Once again, the world ranking third lost three legs in a row and thus also the game.
In the semifinals, Littler now has to deal with his compatriot Stephen Bunting. “The Bullet” played the big spoiler in front of the youngster and switched off the Dutch legend Raymond van Barneveld in a dramatic match with 6: 5.