Luke Littler opened his campaign at the German Darts Grand Prix by cruising to a 6-1 win over Cam Crabtree.
The 18-year-old averaged 107.1 across the contest, only dropping one leg before capping off a comfortable triumph with a checkout of 84.
Littler is back in action in the competition on Monday when he faces world No 23 Joe Cullen, who beat Mickey Mansell 6-2 earlier on Sunday in Munich.
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Littler and Rob Cross played out a Premier League thriller in Rotterdam…
“Everything went well there, I’m very happy,” said top seed Littler, having won all his legs in 15 darts or fewer.
“It’s my first time in Munich and hopefully I can pick up another trophy by tomorrow. If I play like this again tomorrow, I will be happy.”
Michael van Gerwen also earned a narrow win over Kim Huybrechts after setting up a last-leg decider against the Belgian, who missed three match darts in the previous leg and Van Gerwen was able to claim a 6-5 triumph.
“It was definitely a rollercoaster,” reflected Van Gerwen post-match. “I’m not going through the easiest patch in my life, so I’m battling for every win I can.
“When things are hard and things are not going your way, it’s a tough game, but I’m glad I battled through; it was a really important win for myself.”
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Gerwyn Price struck a nine-darter during his Premier League quarter-final match against Littler in Manchester
Meanwhile, Josh Rock also averaged over a ton in his eighth straight victory over Scott Williams, and Gian van Veen defeated Andrew Gilding to avenge his Players Championship 13 loss on Monday.
Gerywn Price crashed Raymond van Barneveld’s 58th birthday party, defeating the Dutch legend 6-3, while Rob Cross earned a 6-4 win against Ricardo Pietreczko and Peter Wright secured a 6-3 victory over World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker.
The third round will take place on Monday afternoon, before the tournament concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in a stacked evening session.
German Darts Grand Prix draw/results
Round two (Sunday April 20)
Afternoon session
- Danny Noppert 2-6 Madars Razma
- Damon Heta 0-6 Ryan Joyce
- Andrew Gilding 4-6 Gian van Veen
- Ryan Searle 6-2 Cameron Menzies
- Josh Rock 6-2 Scott Williams
- Rob Cross 6-4 Ricardo Pietreczko
- Michael Smith 4-6 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Joe Cullen 6-2 Mickey Mansell
Evening session
- James Wade 2-6 Niels Zonneveld
- Gerwyn Price 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
- Dave Chisnall 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
- Luke Littler 6-1 Cameron Crabtree
- Peter Wright 6-3 Mike De Decker
- Jonny Clayton 1-6 Martin Schindler
- Ross Smith 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Round three (Monday April 21)
Afternoon session (from 12pm)
- Gerwyn Price vs Josh Rock
- Rob Cross vs Krzysztof Ratajski
- Ryan Joyce vs Niels Zonneveld
- Michael van Gerwen vs Ryan Searle
- Dave Chisnall vs Ross Smith
- Martin Schindler vs Gian van Veen
- Peter Wright vs Madars Razma
- Luke Littler vs Joe Cullen
Evening session (from 6pm)
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Final
Where does the Premier League head next?
The Premier League continues at the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool on Thursday, April 24 as Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler clash, while Luke Humphries takes on Nathan Aspinall. Watch Night 12 of Premier League Darts, in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ from 6pm – stream with NOW.
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