Darts: Littler fails early in Berlin
The world champion was already eliminated in the quarter-finals at the Germany stop of the Premier League.
Darts world champion Luke Littler failed surprisingly early at the stop of Germany at the Premier League in Berlin. In the arena at the Ostbahnhof, the 18 -year -old defending champion stumbled on Thursday at the opening hurdle and lost his quarter -finals against his English compatriot Chris Dobey with 2: 6. Littler missed it to further expand his comfortable table.
The scene of the scene had rushed from victory to victory in the past few weeks, and in the Premier League he had won the past two match days. On the ninth day the dream of the third success in series now burst suddenly. There were no points for the Dutch star Michael van Gerwen, who had to cancel in Berlin at short notice due to a shoulder injury. His opponent Gerwyn Price from Wales moved into the semi -finals without a fight.
In the table, Littler remains in first place with 26 points despite the early departure. The top four of the eight participants reach the play-offs after 16 match days. On May 29 in London, the title and £ 275,000 are prize money (around 331,000 euros).