Darts sensation Luke Littler will enter the Ladbrokes UK Open at the fourth round stage as he looks to pocket the £110,000 prize pot.
The 17-year-old will enter the competition at the same stage as the world’s top 32 in his latest bid to pick up another Professional Darts Corporation accolade. After reaching the World Darts Championship final, only to fall at the final hurdle, he picked himself up to beat former world number one Michael van Gerwen in the Bahrain Masters.
Following his exploits at Alexandra Palace, he was quickly installed in the BetMGM Premier League Darts competition. And he hit two nine-dart finishes during his PDC Players Championship debut in Wigan.
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The Ladbrokes UK Open kicks off on Friday, March 1 Butlins’ Minehead Resort with Luke Humphries and past champions Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Nathan Aspinall, Danny Noppert, James Wade, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld joining the event at the fourth round stage, alongside Littler.
After the third round on Friday afternoon, a live draw will be made on the Main Stage for the fourth round, with more draws to follow after each round.
Main Stage matches over the three days will be shown live on ITV3 and ITV4 for UK viewers. Stage Two action on Friday and Saturday will be streamed exclusively for all PDCTV while matches from Stages Three to Eight will be shown live on PDCTV on Friday and Saturday.
Players will be competing for a top prize of £110,000, with a total prize fund of £600,000 being paid down to the last 128.
Night Four of Premier League Darts reaches Newcastle on Thursday night with Van Gerwen leading the way with 10 points after two night wins. Littler sits third, level on points with Luke Humphries, and behind Michael Smith after winning three matches – winning 33 legs.
He will take on Peter Wright in the North East and could play Gerwyn Price, who eliminated him last time out in Glasgow, or Van Gerwen.
