Overview
- The 18-year-old titleholder won 4–2 in the round of 16 at Alexandra Palace to advance to the last eight.
- He threw 15 180s in the match and pushed the tournament total to a record 920, with a 125.25 set average and a 106.58 match average.
- Littler addressed the crowd on Sky Sports, telling fans they pay for tickets and his prize money as he thanked them for booing.
- PDC staff cut off additional questions about the fan incident during the post-match press conference, which ended early when no other topics were raised.
- He will face the winner of Luke Woodhouse versus Krzysztof Ratajski, with betting markets having installed him as the tournament favorite.