Luke Littler is Making a Big Impression at the World Grand Prix. Despite A Record Breaking Performance from his opponent, The Prodigy Prevails.
Luke Littler is in the round of 16 at the World Grand Prix Thanks to Impressive Show. The 18-Year-Old Defeated Gian Van Veen With A Three-Dart Average of 105.58 With 2: 0 in sets and celebrated the first match win in his career at the double-in tournament of the pdc tour.
Statisticalally, The Dutchman was Even Better. Van veen averaged 106.47 Points at the board and was superior to the young Englishman in the checkout rate (67 percent vs. 60 percent).
Luke Littler Made A Spectacular Start at the World Grand Prix
Van veen’s Three-Dart Average was the highest in the tournament’s history, Littler’s moved into third place in this category. The Previous Record Holder was Alan Warriner, Who Had Scored an Average of 106.45 Points in the First Round Against Andy Jenkins in 2001.
Littler Furiously – van Gerwen Disastrous
The Cumulative Average of the Match Between the Two Youngsters what the highest in the event’s history.
The Winner was Littler Because He Prevailed in the Crucial Moments. “The Nuke” Narrowly Won the First Set with 3: 2 in Legs, The Second Confidently Without a Loss. His round of 16 will take place on thursday.
“Gian Played a Brilliant Game,” Littler praished his opponent in the Winner Interview: “I don’t think i could have played Better. We push Each other.” The World Champion Had Lost The Last Three Games on the PDC Tour Against van Veen.
Meanwhile, Michael van Gerwen Experienced a Disastrous Evening. The Six-Time Grand Prix Champion Lost to Dirk van Duijvenbode in Two Straight Sets. MVG Played 88.67 Points Per Shot and a Checkout Rate of 15.4 Percent.
Previously, The Top Stars Had Escaped Unscathed. Jonny Clayton Defeated Andrew Gilding 2-0, While his Welsh Compatriot Gerwyn Price Beat Ryan Searle 2-1.