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World Darts Championship: Michael Smith says he doesn’t want to be ‘former world champion’
Teenage sensation Luke Littler is back in action at the World Darts Championship taking on Brendan Dolan for a place in the semi-finals.
Littler, who is only 16, has captured the hearts of darts fans around the world with his performances so far at Alexandra Palace, after adding five-time world champion and icon of the sport Raymond van Barneveld to his list of scalps on Saturday night. That victory has set up this quarter-final contest with Dolan, the Northern Irishman who has knocked on Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson on his own surprise surge through the rounds.
“I have certainly broken the rules and records already but I know if my game is there I can beat even more records,” Littler said. “My game is there, it is every darting kid’s, man’s, whoever’s dream to win it. I have certainly got the game, it is whatever happens on the day, whatever Luke Littler turns up.”
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Chris Dobey 4-4 Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Incredible! Rob Cross has turned this match around. It’s 4 sets each, and we’re going to a final, deciding set. How on earth does Chris Dobey lift himself off the floor?
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 14:27
Chris Dobey 4-3 (0-2) Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Another leg lost, this time with an opportunity to win it missed, and Chris Dobey is totally shaken here. Rob Cross is on the verge of levelling the quarter-final at 4-4…
Chris Dobey looks on against Rob Cross
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Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 14:25
Chris Dobey 4-3 (0-1) Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Rob Cross begins the eighth set in perfect fashion, with a break of throw, and he’s one leg to the good.
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 14:20
Chris Dobey 4-3 Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Wow, wow. Dobey and Cross go down to a deciding leg for the seventh set, and Dobey needs bull for a place in the semi-finals… he misses! Cross holds his nerve to take a third successive set. What a comeback this is turning into.
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 14:14
Chris Dobey 4-2 Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Now then: Rob Cross, the 2018 world champion, has shown some composure to settle his arm and raise his level, and he’s back in this match. It’s 4-2, first to five, and Chris Dobey desperately needs to re-find his rhythm – the crowd are baying for a comeback.
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 14:04
Luke Littler believes he can make more history
Here’s what Luke Littler said ahead of this quarter-final. It’s fair to say he’s having the time of his life:
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 13:54
Chris Dobey 4-1 Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Cross sees it through, and this quarter-final will go on to a sixth set. A reminder of what’s to come:
Afternoon Session (12:30pm)
- Rob Cross vs Chris Dobey
- Brendan Dolan vs Luke Littler
- Michael van Gerwen vs Scott Williams
- Dave Chisnall vs Luke Humphries
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 13:51
Chris Dobey 4-0 (1-2) Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
Credit to Rob Cross, who’s battling back in this fifth set and at least making it competitive. He’s 2-1 up in this set looking to finally get one on the board. But surely this is too little, too late against a player in the form of Chris Dobey.
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 13:47
Chris Dobey 4-0 Rob Cross (best of nine sets)
What a dominant performance this is by Chris Dobey. He has absolutely steamrollered Rob Cross to pick up two more quick sets, and he is closing in on a place in the semi-finals.
Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 13:40
What is the prize money?
Luke Littler has already amassed a tidy sum of money for a 16-year-old, and there could be more to come. As well as the Sid Waddell Trophy, there is £2.5m in prize money on offer for the World Darts Championship with the champion netting £500,000.
The runner-up earns a cool £200,000 while semi-finalists will pocket £100,000 each and those that reach the quarter-finals winning £50,000.
Fourth-round and third-round losers earn themselves £35,000 and £25,000 respectively while there is £15,000 on offer for the 32 players knocked out in the second round and the 32 first-round losers will take away £7,500.
Luke Littler is earning plenty of money for his exploits
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Lawrence Ostlere1 January 2024 13:31
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