The 18-year-old was well below-par again at the Spark Arena in Auckland this morning before getting over the top of New Zealand number two Mark Cleaver 6-4. This allowed Cleaver to cut the gap to 3-2 and he missed the bull to level the match, with Littler taking out tops-tops. Credit Littler for not panicking though, he stayed composed, tidied up his act and crossed the line with two 13-dart legs. Like last week though, he will need to be much better tomorrow if he is to stand a chance of winning the New Zealand Masters for the first time. The New Zealand Darts Masters is being broadcast live on PDCTV and ITVX, with delayed coverage on ITV4 beginning from 7pm (UK time) on Friday and 5pm (UK time) on Saturday.

Source: The Times August 15, 2025 13:38 UTC