{"id":14762,"date":"2023-12-30T18:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T23:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/world-darts-championship-luke-littler-hammers-raymond-van-barneveld-to-reach-quarter-finals-darts-news\/30\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T23:46:41","slug":"world-darts-championship-luke-littler-hammers-raymond-van-barneveld-to-reach-quarter-finals-darts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/world-darts-championship-luke-littler-hammers-raymond-van-barneveld-to-reach-quarter-finals-darts-news\/30\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"World Darts Championship: Luke Littler hammers Raymond van Barneveld to reach quarter-finals | Darts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Luke Littler hits 105 average in incredible win over Raymond van Barneveld as Ally Pally dream debut continues; the World Darts Championship runs all the way until the final on January 3, 2024 – we’re back on New Year’s Day at 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports Darts<\/strong> <\/h2>\n
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By Raz Mirza & Megan Wellens at Alexandra Palace, London<\/h3>\n

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Luke Littler booked his place into the quarter finals in style. The 16-year-old opted against taking out The Big Fish before returning for double 15 to knock out Raymond van Barneveld<\/span>
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Luke Littler booked his place into the quarter finals in style. The 16-year-old opted against taking out The Big Fish before returning for double 15 to knock out Raymond van Barneveld <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Teenager Luke Littler crushed his darting idol Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, where he will play Brendan Dolan.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old averaged 105.01, hit nine 180s to record a sensational victory over a legend in five-time World Champion, Van Barneveld.<\/p>\n

“Unbelievable! My average has shown it, my double percentage has shown it – I don’t know what to say!”, Littler told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

“He (Van Barneveld) said ‘you can go all the way, I hope you can go all the way’. I said ‘thank you’ – he’s a true gentleman and I respect Raymond.”<\/p>\n

“I fancy myself [to win the whole thing], I do fancy myself! Let’s just focus on Brendan [Dolan].”<\/p>\n

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Brendan Dolan<\/td>\n4-3<\/td>\nGary Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond van Barneveld<\/td>\n1-4<\/td>\nLuke Littler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luke Humphries<\/td>\nvs<\/td>\nJoe Cullen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Littler is blown away after beating his idol Van Barneveld and then reveals what he’ll do now to prepare for the quarter finals<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Littler is blown away after beating his idol Van Barneveld and then reveals what he’ll do now to prepare for the quarter finals <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In two of the three sets, that went to a deciding leg, Littler averaged over 110.<\/p>\n

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Littler makes a dominant start against Van Barneveld by winning the first two sets in style<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Littler makes a dominant start against Van Barneveld by winning the first two sets in style <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

‘The Nuke’ showed no signs of nerves as he won a rip-roaring first set 3-1 with a 103.8 average and 3\/4 on the doubles.<\/p>\n

The world youth champion was soon in dreamland after easing through the second set to strengthen his grip on the match for the loss of just two legs.<\/p>\n

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Littler hits tops, tops for a magical ton checkout against Van Barneveld<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Littler hits tops, tops for a magical ton checkout against Van Barneveld <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Van Barneveld squandered two set darts in the next as Littler pounced to make it three without reply, averaging 110.68 in the set and 53 per cent on the doubles.<\/p>\n

‘Barney’ held firm on double 6 to get off the mark in the fourth set and keep his hopes alive, but the teen star from Warrington stormed through to set up a meeting with Brendan Dolan<\/strong> by winning the deciding leg of the fifth set with a nerveless 130 set up shot before returning for double 15<\/p>\n

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