Luke Littler beat Man Lok Leung 6-3 at the Bahrain Masters in his first televised performance since his sensational run to the final at the World Darts Championship.
Peter Wright registered a close 6-5 victory over PDC Asian Championship winner Haruki Muramatsu in the opening match of the night, battling back against a 170 checkout and from 3-2 down to take the spoils.
Gerwyn Price secured a 6-4 win over Reynaldo Rivera. Despite Rivera taking out a nice 104 finish to keep the match alive, his miss at tops gave Price the advantage and helped him avoid a deciding leg.
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Highlights of the 2024 World Darts Championship final between World number one Luke Humphries and teenage sensation Luke Littler
Fourth seed Nathan Aspinall suffered a huge scare as he sealed a 6-5 win on a 102 checkout over Lourence Ilagan.
Aspinall survived two missed match darts before completing his comeback from 5-3 down to edge out the 2023 PDC Asian Tour number one with the 12-dart leg.
Rob Cross showed his class to take a 6-3 victory over Tomoya Goto, the Japanese star taking three legs in a row to bring the match level at 3-3.
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Take a look back at the breathtaking debut from Luke Littler as the teenager made history at the World Darts Championship
Despite the rally from Goto, Cross stood firm and took the next three legs for the win.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final will be played on Friday January 19.
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