Teenage Darts Prodigy Luke Littler Defeats Raymond van Barneveld, Advances to World Championship Quarter-Finals

Despite his young age, Littler's performance has been described as 'astonishing', with a match average of 105.01 and 50 percent success rate on doubles.

16-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler has advanced to the world championship quarter-finals, defeating Raymond van Barneveld.
Littler's performance has been described as 'astonishing', with a match average of 105.01 and 50 percent success rate on doubles.
Despite his age, Littler has shown maturity and precision, with commentators noting his smooth switching and cover-shooting.
Van Barneveld, a legend of the sport, played a strong game with an average of 98.64 and 45 percent success on doubles, but was ultimately defeated 4-1.
Littler will face Brendan Dolan in the quarter-finals, who has recently defeated Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson.