38 m. ago PDC World Championship: Gian van Veen sets up final with Luke Littler

World No 1 Littler swats aside Ryan Searle 6-1 in semiVan Veen wins classic against Gary Anderson 6-3It’s barely a couple of years since a 16-year-old Luke Littler and a 21-year-old Gian van Veen came through a 96-player field at Milton Keynes to qualify for the final of the world youth championship. There’s a charming photo of the pair of them with their arms around each other, silly little smiles plastered on to their silly little faces, the cutest high-street haircuts you’ve ever seen. Two kids at the very start of an unforgettable journey.Did either of them foresee, in those sepia-tinted days of August 2023, that the journey would convey them this far, this fast? I reckon Littler did. There’s never been much room for doubt and scepticism in there. His whole world has been stepping up, throwing a dart and watching it go exactly where he wants it to. Four months later, he would go to Alexandra Palace and change the sport for ever. Continue reading...

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Luke Littler and Gian van Veen will go head-to-head in the World Darts Championship final at Alexandra Palace

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Luke Littler will face Dutchman Gian van Veen in the final of the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship on Saturday evening

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3 h. ago Luke Littler issues perfect response to latest World Darts Championship boos

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Luke Littler spoke to Sky Sports following his 6-1 victory over Ryan Searle in the semi-finals of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace

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