Overview
- Littler won 4-2 over 2018 champion Rob Cross at Alexandra Palace to advance to the World Darts Championship quarter-finals.
- He averaged 106.58 and hit 17 maximums, recovering after dropping his first set of the tournament and denying Cross a decider.
- Sections of the crowd booed throughout, and in his on-stage interview Littler told fans they pay for his prize money, drawing further jeers.
- Reaction online and on TV was divided, with Sky Sports’ Wayne Mardle calling the interview a “weird old” moment as debate flared over his demeanour.
- Later, Littler acknowledged he “lost his head” over the jeers, and he is set to face either Luke Woodhouse or Krzysztof Ratajski on New Year’s Day.