Overview
- Luke Littler beat 2018 champion Rob Cross 4–2 to make the quarterfinals, dropping his first sets of this World Championship.
- He posted standout numbers with a 106.58 three-dart average and a 125.25 set, and he hit his 15th 180 of the match as the tournament total rose to 920, a new event record.
- He addressed sections of the crowd on stage after the win, saying “you pay my prize money… thanks for my money,” which drew further boos.
- PDC staff told reporters the fan topic was closed and ended his press conference early after repeated questions on the incident.
- Players and media criticized his comments as arrogant, and he now awaits Luke Woodhouse or Krzysztof Ratajski for a New Year’s quarterfinal.