Overview
- Littler averaged about 105, hit 10 180s and finished 59% on doubles with a top checkout of 110 in a dominant semi-final win.
- He is now into a third consecutive Alexandra Palace final, joining Dennis Priestley, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson in that exclusive feat.
- The defending champion will face either Gary Anderson or Gian van Veen, after Van Veen eliminated Luke Humphries 5-1 in the quarter-finals.
- Van Veen’s statement win over Humphries included a 105.41 average and moved him to provisional world No. 3 and Dutch No. 1.
- Littler aims to become the first back-to-back champion since 2016 in a tournament featuring a record £1m winner’s cheque.