Littler seals dramatic final-leg win over Aspinall
World champion Luke Littler beats Nathan Aspinall 10-9 to reach the last eight of the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.
World champion Luke Littler secured a dramatic final-leg win over Nathan Aspinall, advancing to the last eight of the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. The 19-year-old trailed 9-8 in a best-of-19 match, held his nerve in the 18th leg to force a decider, and executed a crucial 12-darter to clinch the match. Littler and Aspinall, both English players, have a history of intense competition, having faced each other in a World Matchplay classic earlier in July.
Littler expressed his satisfaction with their friendship and mutual improvement, stating that they bring out the best in each other. In the quarter-finals, Littler will take on former Premier League champion Jonny Clayton, who overcame Japan's Motomu Sakai in a match that concluded with a 10-8 score.
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