Luke Littler silenced a partisan Amsterdam crowd to beat home favourite Raymond Van Barneveld 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals at the World Series of Darts Finals.
Littler broke Van Barneveld in the third leg and held onto his throw for the remainder of the match to book his place in the next round. The 17-year-old's bid to scoop the £80,000 top prize continues on Sunday, with Chris Dobey up next after he posted an average of 103.94 to beat Boris Krcmar 6-4. Stream the darts and more with NOWListen to Love The Darts Podcast | Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp'I'm overwhelmed to get over the line,' Littler said. 'The crowd were very good.
' Reigning world champion Luke Humphries beat Damon Heta 6-5 to set up a quarter-final against Michael van Gerwen, who beat compatriot Danny Noppert 6-3. Michael Smith survived six match darts from Wessel Nijman to reach the quarter-finals after a nail-biting 6-5 win. Kevin Doets missed three match darts against Rob Cross and was punished as the former world champion hit a stunning 161 checkout to sealed a stunning comeback 6-5 victory.
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