Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are among the world’s top-ranked darts players.
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries delivered dominant performances to advance to the second round of the European Championship in Germany.
World champion Luke Littler secured a commanding 6-1 victory over his childhood idol, Raymond van Barneveld of the Netherlands.
The 18-year-old Littler averaged 98.97 and achieved a 46.2% checkout rate, overwhelming the five-time world champion.
Luke Humphries was even more convincing at Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle, routing Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski with a 6-0 shutout.
The current world number one averaged an impressive 109.98, hitting five 180s and clinching the win with a remarkable 161 checkout.
Littler, who will face James Wade in the next round, has the opportunity to become world number one for the first time in his burgeoning career should he win the tournament.
Wade comfortably defeated Mike de Decker 6-1, while Cameron Menzies prevailed 6-3 against fellow Scot Gary Anderson, and Ricardo Pietreczko secured a narrow 6-4 victory over Josh Rock.
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