
Littler opens World Matchplay defence with 10-6 win over Springer
Luke Littler recovered from a slow start to beat Germany's Niko Springer 10-6 in Blackpool and move into the second round of the World Matchplay.
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Luke Littler recovered from a slow start to beat Germany's Niko Springer 10-6 in Blackpool and move into the second round of the World Matchplay.

Nathan Aspinall beat Joe Cullen 10-5 in the World Matchplay first round and will meet defending champion Luke Littler next.

Luke Littler opened his World Matchplay defence with a 10-6 win over Niko Springer and will face Nathan Aspinall next, but was taken aback by Michael van Gerwen's early session start.

James Wade came through a scrappy first-round tie in Blackpool, where Gian van Veen, Ryan Searle, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson also won.

Cameron Menzies hit a 170 checkout to eliminate world number one Luke Humphries from the World Matchplay.

World number two Luke Humphries exits early after a 10-7 loss to Scotland's Cameron Menzies.

Michael van Gerwen could drop to world No 7 with first-round exit, while Wessel Nijman challenges Luke Littler in Blackpool.

Luke Littler returns as defending champion at the Betfred World Matchplay, set for July 18-26 in Blackpool.

Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler 8-7 in a deciding leg to win his second consecutive US Darts Masters title at Madison Square Garden.

Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler 8-7 in a deciding leg to win the US Darts Masters for the second consecutive year.

The 22-year-old was seeded for Players Championship 22 after Luke Humphries withdrew.

World No.1 Luke Littler and defending champion Luke Humphries lead eight PDC stars at the US Darts Masters from June 25-26.