The rise of Luke Littler, crowned BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year, has sparked a surge in young darts enthusiasts. Meanwhile, the World Darts Championship continues with exciting matches, featuring Madars Razma facing Christian Kist and Paolo Nebrida advancing to the next round.
Ricky Evans v Gordon MathersYour Sports Personality: Littler or Humphries? #bbcdarts, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 Humphries and Littler need each other. Hopefully a rivalry that will go on for the next decade and push each other to new levels. Glad Littler was recognised at SPOTY but let him win multiple world championships and then he'll be worthy of the main SPOTY title.
Christian Kist sits 102nd in the PDC Order of Merit, 58 places below Razma. The Dutchman is at his sixth World Championship, but has only made it past the first round once, which happened in 2016.Darts-playing youngsters at junior acadmies have doubled in numbers after the success of the sport's teenage sensation Luke Littler.
Nebrida, of the Phillipines, starts the night with a big upset and will now face Ross Smith in the second round.A 97 from him puts him in control and with Nebrida waiting on 115, Williams gives himself two darts at tops, but misses both.Williams gets three darts to take out 20, but misses three more darts for the match.
A brief hand up to the crowd in acknowledgement of going safe, Williams takes out double eight for the leg.Why do we always have to compare? Littler/Humphries, Ronaldo/Messi. They all have different attributes, lets us just enjoy sport without constantly trying to compare sports personalities who are different on many levels.Jim Williams has the disadvantage of not starting this set with the darts, a set he has to win to stay in the 2025 PDC World Darts Championships.
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