LUKE LITTLER stormed into the quarter-finals of the Players Championship Finals with a 10-3 win over Danny Noppert.
The Nuke, 17, breezed into the third round earlier in the day with a 6-23 victory over Ritchie Edhouse – having already beaten Rob Cross 6-0 in his opening match.
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Edhouse was left applauding Littler after he hit double bullseye to complete a 120 checkout.
And it was more exhibition stuff from the teenager in the evening session as he booked a last-eight clash with Mike De Decker.
Littler won the opening two legs before Noppert pegged him back to level at 2-2.
That sparked the world championship runner-up into life as he proceeded to claim six legs on the spin to effectively put the match to bed.
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Noppert pulled one back to add some respectability to the scoreline, before Littler finished it off.
Littler averaged a breathtaking 104.70 to Noppert’s 88.92.
Belgian De Decker is waiting for the Warrington superstar in the next round – with The Nuke winning their only two previous meetings.
The latest of those came last week at the Grand Slam of Darts where the pair battled it out in an epic.
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Littler trailed 8-4 but came roaring back to claim a 10-9 win in the last-16 clash.
He then went on to win the tournament – his first ranking title.
