World Darts Championship LIVE: Latest updates as Luke Littler demolishes Raymond van Barneveld in last-16
The 56-year-old Dutchman crashed out as the 16-year-old Englishman won 4-1
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Teenage sensation Luke Littler continued his historic World Darts Championship journey by downing hero Raymond van Barneveld to reach the quarter-finals.
The 16-year-old has set the Alexandra Palace tournament alight on debut and is the youngest player ever to reach the last eight after a stunning 4-1 win. He showed maturity and talent way beyond his tender years to get past the five-time world champion, who he used to imitate in front of the television as a three-year-old.
Luke Humphries then clinched a classic that came down to a sudden death leg against Joe Cullen. Both men had darts at winning the match but it has the world number three who managed to get through to the quarter-finals.
Brendan Dolan also beat his second former world champion in three days when he ousted Gary Anderson 4-3. The Northern Irishman, who dumped out Gerwyn Price in the third round, was heading out as Anderson rallied from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 but he fought back to claim the final two sets and reach the last eight.
Relive all the action from the World Darts Championship below:
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Brendan Dolan 1-0 (1-1) Gary Anderson
Dolan responds to Anderson taking a leg with a quickfire win of his own. Just one dart needed at double 10 to earn him a shot at upsetting Anderson’s rhythm in the second set.
The Northern Irishman looks the more settled player at present.
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Brendan Dolan 1-0 (0-1) Gary Anderson
Chance! Gary Anderson comes out after the break with some incredibly strong scoring but his finishing is poor. He misses a few darts at double 16 to leave Brendan Dolan a chance to steal the leg.
He leaves one shot at double 4 but sends it too high.
Anderson needs 16, hits 8 then goes wide of double 4. The crowd starts to cheer and the Scot nails his last dart in the double to win the leg - his first of the match.
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Brendan Dolan 1-0 (0-0) Gary Anderson
Oh close! Dolan almost takes out 106 but slips under double 16 to leave double 8 for the set. In replay Anderson has a chance at 120 but misses the single after landing a treble with his first throw.
Dolan steps back to the oche, hits the red of double 8 and strides off stage with the opening set secured in straight legs.
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Brendan Dolan 0-0 (2-0) Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson keeps control of his leg and sets upt a finish of 61 though a 140 from Dolan keeps the pressure on. Anderson misses a dart at double 16 which opens the door for the Northern Irishman.
Dolan needs 83 and works his way down to 32. One shot at hitting double 16 to steal a leg and the History Maker takes it!
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Brendan Dolan 0-0 (1-0) Gary Anderson
Brendan Dolan kicks off the match with a steady ton and will be hoping to get into the match early on. The head-to-head stats between these two are fairly even but Gary Anderson has a strong record at the Ally Pally.
Dolan gets down to 76 in rapid time and finishes off with a treble 20, double 8 finish for a 14 dart opening leg.
Brendan Dolan vs Gary Anderson
Here comes Brendan Dolan.
He knocked out Gerwyn Price in the previous round, in what was a shock result, after making it through a slug fest against Mickey Mansell.
Can he add Gary Anderson to his list of defeated opponents?
The Flying Scotsman strides to the stage with a cheeky grin and looking very composed.
Raymond van Barneveld vs Luke Littler
The hype train is rolling.
Brendan Dolan vs Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson says that he’s feeling good on the Ally Pally stage but is just taking it one match at a time. He says that Brendan Dolan is not a darkhorse and is a very strong player in his own right.
Chisnall on reaching quarter-finals
“I’m planning on chilling out all day tomorrow [New Year’s Eve]. There will be fireworks between Luke Humphries and Joe Cullen but I’m not bothered who I play. I can up my average from 99 to 109,” said Dave Chisnall after his victory this afternoon.
“The scoring is there but I have silly legs and silly legs - but that’s Dave Chisnall. The confidence is there in every TV game but I’ve not performed.
“It will mean everything to me and the family if I win the title. Hopefully I can do a Mike Smith and just win the World Championship. There’s a lot of shocks at this year’s Worlds but you can’t take away from Brendan Dolan and Chris Dobey.”
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Here we go. Who’s ready for an incredible night of darts action?
A reminder of the schedule:
Brendan Dolan vs Gary Anderson (last 16)
Raymond van Barneveld vs Luke Littler (last 16)
Luke Humphries vs Joe Cullen (last 16)
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