Littler to Face Whitlock as World Series Finals Title Defence Begins in Amsterdam
He enters as the second seed after a summer of title wins.
Overview
- The 32-player event runs September 12–14 at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, with a £400,000 purse and £80,000 to the winner.
- Luke Littler’s opening match is scheduled for Saturday afternoon against Simon Whitlock in the first round.
- Littler is seeded No. 2 in the World Series rankings behind top seed Stephen Bunting after victories in Australia and New Zealand.
- The schedule splits round one across Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, the second round is Saturday evening, and Sunday hosts the quarter-finals in the afternoon followed by the semi-finals and final in the evening on ITV4/ITVX in the UK.
- Featured ties include Luke Humphries versus James Wade on Friday night, with Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall also in the draw.