LUKE LITTLER destroyed his pal at the Ally Pally to set up a mouthwatering World Darts Championship semi-final.
The Nuke, 17, produced incredible purple patches to beat Nathan Aspinall 5-2 and now faces in-form fans’ favourite Stephen Bunting.
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Making the last four means Littler is ensures Littler will win at least £100,000 – having already shattered records 12 months ago with his stunning run to the final.
He romped through the first set against one of his best pals in the sport, notching two 12-darters and averaging 119.
Aspinall took out double 12 to give himself instant hope in the second set, but Littler wrapped that up rampantly too with three legs in a row, starting with an 11-dart delight.
The Asp upped his game in the third set – a real thriller as he took the last two legs in style to close to 2-1 behind.
Then came an edgy start to the fourth set – the older man eventually holding.
Ten trebles in a row launched the next leg – including two maximums from the Nuke.
However, Aspinall appeared to be enjoying himself – even having to back away laughing from a throw at times due to excited fans.
And he was millimetres from levelling on sets as he just missed a bull finish.
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Inside Littler’s massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
Littler then broke to go 3-1 up.
And it meant seven of the 12 legs he’d won were finished off in 12 darts or fewer.
Littler cruised to the fifth set 4-1.
A bull to go 2-1 up in the sixth took him to the brink but Aspinall nicked the next leg and took the following one to pull a set back.
But Littler threw first in the seventh set – and utterly dominated it to see out victory.
The Warrington star’s next opponent, Bunting, earlier held off a fightback from Peter Wright to win 5-2.
Inside Littler’s massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
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