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Littler shot to fame when reaching the world darts final aged 16 in January
Venue: Minehead Dates: 1-3 March | |
Coverage: Live text commentary on the quarter-finals, semi-finals & final on Sunday, 3 March on the BBC Sport website and app. |
Teenager Luke Littler moved closer to his first major darts title as he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Open in Minehead.
The 17-year-old averaged 103.38 as he beat Dave Chisnall 10-5 in the last 16.
World Championship runner-up Littler became favourite for the event after Michael van Gerwen lost to Mensur Suljovic on Friday.
The draw has now opened up further with defeats for former world champions Michael Smith and Gary Anderson.
Warrington-based Littler recovered from 5-3 down to overcome German Martin Schindler 10-8 in the last 32 of the event, which is often described as the 'FA Cup of darts'.
Smith was beaten 10-9 in the fifth round by Luke Woodhouse, while Anderson went out 10-5 at the next stage to Martin Lukeman.
Littler began the year by becoming the youngest World Championship finalist, before falling to defeat against Luke Humphries.
The teenager took his first PDC senior title by winning the Bahrain Masters and is second in the Premier League behind Dutchman Van Gerwen.
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