Teenage sensation Luke Littler is aiming to become the first player in PDC history to achieve five nine-darters in a year at the World Darts Championship. Although he came close again, missing a nine-darter against Ryan Meikle in the second round, Littler remains the favorite to win the title.
Luke Littler remains the favorite to win his first World Darts Championship title at Alexandra Palace, although time is running out for him to set a record that is becoming a ‘frustration’. The teenage sensation and last year's runner-up began his campaign with a 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle, where he recovered from a slow start to fire a record-breaking 140.91 average in the fourth and final set.
Littler's 32-dart set included six perfect throws on his way to an 11-dart opening leg, before he went agonisingly close to a nine-dart finish in the next, missing the D12 for what would have been his fifth nine-darter of his breakthrough campaign. Follow live updates and video from the World Darts ChampionshipFull schedule, results, fixtures from the Alexandra PalaceWorld Darts Championship: Latest headlines, reportsStream the World Darts Championship and more with NOWThe 17-year-old posted nine-dart legs at the Bahrain Darts Masters, Players Championship 1, the Belgian Darts Open and the Premier League final in 2024, although has missed multiple since as he seeks to become the first player in PDC history to make five nine-darters in a year. 'It's definitely becoming a frustration in a good way,' Littler admitted after his second-round win over Meikle, where there was the added pressure of knowing a nine-darter at the Worlds will result in a fan in the Ally Pally crowd winning £60,000. 'Obviously, as soon as you make the switch to the treble 19, your eyes light up. 'I heard the camera pan around to the winner, so I'm sorry whoever you are! I'll try again.' His latest near-miss follows failed nine-darter attempts with the last dart against both Lourence Ilagan and Jermaine Wattimena on his run to Grand Slam of Darts victory in November - his 10th PDC title of the yea
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