Teenage darting sensation Luke Littler made a huge admission live on Sky Sports after beating Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-final of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship.
The crowd inside the Alexandra Palace, London, was in fine voice as Littler vs Aspinall rounded off a stellar day of action.
Earlier in the afternoon, Chris Dobey got the better of Gerwyn Price while Michael van Gerwen dispatched Callan Rydz.
Before 'The Nuke' took on 'The Asp', Stephen Bunting beat Peter Wright 5-2 to seal his place in the semi-finals.
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Littler was in no mood to allow an upset to happen on the Ally Pally stage as he too recorded a comfortable 5-2 win over Aspinall.
The 17-year-old will now look to book himself a place in back-to-back world championship finals as he takes on Bunting on Thursday.
Speaking after the match, Littler revealed that he was glad to be playing the semi-final tie a day after beating Aspinall as he 'doesn't practice'.
He said: "I said in me interview yesterday, I like this, obviously, you play, you go to sleep, wake up and you're on again.
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"I don't really like having days off cause I don't practice. So, I know I'll be back on tomorrow and I'll be up for it again."
When asked about his clash with Bunting, Littler said: "I felt the best I have in this tournament so far, so hopefully I can regroup and come back again and it can be the same feeling.
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"We all know the expectation and it's very different from last year, but tonight I felt the greatest and hopefully I can regroup and feel like I did on that stage tomorrow (Thursday)."
He continued: "I'd probably only say I felt different in the Ryan Meikle game, and then came through against Ian White, obviously the 3-1 lead was crucial against Ian, and then the tough test against Ryan, I think that's what I needed, and then tonight I just settled."
The other semi-final tie will be contested between Dobey and Van Gerwen.
Topics: Luke Littler, Darts
Marcus Chan