PDC World Championship darts semi-finals: Van Veen sees off Anderson in classic to set up final against Littler
Defending champion fights back to win 6-1 Follow us on Bluesky | And get in touch: email Niall First set: *Littler (0) 0-1 Searle (0) *denotes next to throw first Searle gets down to 56 and takes it out with Littler waiting on double top. “Ryan, Ryan, Searle” chant the crowd, to the perhaps overused tune of KC & the Sunshine Band’s “Give it Up.” Ryan Searle to throw first, as the crowd remind the rest of us that “there’s only one Luke Littler …” Continue reading...
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Luke Littler
Age: 18. From: Warrington. Seeded: No 1.
Nickname: The Nuke. Title odds: 1-2.
Path to the final: R1 bt Labanauskas 3-0, R2 bt Davies 3-0;
R3 bt Sulovic 4-0; R4 bt Cross 4-2; QF bt Ratajski 5-0.
Best worlds performance: Champion (2025).
Ryan Searle
Age: 38. From: Devon. Seeded: No 20.
Nickname: Heavy Metal. Title odds: 22-1.
Path to the final: R1 bt Landman 3-0, R2 bt Dolan 3-0;
R3 by Schindler 4-0; R4 bt Hurrell 4-0; QF bt Clayton 5-2.
Best worlds performance: Semi-finalist (2026).