The clash between the 17-year-old and the world number two was the standout tie from Thursday’s draw.
Luke Littler will play three-time champion Michael Van Gerwen in the first round of the World Matchplay later this month.
The clash between the 17-year-old and the world number two was the standout tie from Thursday’s draw for the prestigious 32-player tournament in Blackpool. Littler, the world number 25, was the player the top seeds would have wanted to avoid following his dramatic rise this year.He followed up his stunning run to the World Championship final in January by winning the Premier League in May.
Other notable match-ups in the first round include world champion Luke Humphries taking on Ricardo Pietreczko and last year’s winner Dimitri Van den Bergh facing Martin Schindler.Comments & Moderation Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
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