WARRINGTON’S Luke Littler had to work hard to progress to the third round of the World Darts Championship as he bids to become only the fourth player ever to go back-to-back.
Reigning champion Littler worked hard for his 3-0 win over David Davies at Alexandra Palace last night, Sunday.
Davies came out and was playing an epic game in the first set, averaging over 103 in the early exchanges as he broke the world No. 1’s throw.
But Littler took the fourth leg after the Welshman missed six set darts, as and went to walk off the stage without realising the set was still alive, giving Littler the control to take out 82 on tops despite a low 89.04 average.
It was not long, though, until Littler was back on track and his average was up over 96, and after a sublime 145 checkout, he started to run away, picking up three legs on the bounce to move one set from a third-round spot.
Davies’ doubling was letting him down and at one point, he had missed 16 doubles while Littler only had 16 chances at the double total.
While Littler got to wrap up the contest on his favourite 10 and did not drop a set, the match was anything but routine, with the Welshman pushing ‘The Nuke’.
He now faces Mensur Suljovic in the third round as he looks to become the fourth player ever to go back-to-back.
Littler breezes into Round Three. 🙌#WCDarts | @LukeTheNuke180 pic.twitter.com/rlIs11dUf9
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2025
🗣️ “I saw him walk off and thought he was out of his stride – I had to punish him and get that first set won.”
Luke Littler reflects on his whitewash win over David Davies, and assesses his next contest against Mensur Suljovic.#WCDarts pic.twitter.com/tU34BSvFeH
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2025
Luke Littler with another straight-sets win despite a strong showing from David Davies ☢️ pic.twitter.com/bfvT14an1A
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2025
