Overview
- Luke Littler defeated 71-year-old Paul Lim 6-1 with a 106.5 average and a 170 checkout to set up a quarter-final against Gerwyn Price.
- All eight PDC representatives advanced on the opening day; today’s quarter-finals feature Littler vs Price, Michael van Gerwen vs Stephen Bunting, Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall, and Gian van Veen vs Danny Noppert.
- Quarter-finals are best of 11 legs, the semi-finals extend to best of 13, and the final is best of 15, with £30,000 to the champion from a £100,000 purse.
- UK viewers can watch live on ITV4 and stream on ITVX, with international streaming on DAZN and PDCTV as scheduled.
- The inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters runs January 19–20 in Riyadh, where the ‘Riyadh Season Bullseye’ offers $100,000 for a nine-darter and a single shot to double it to $200,000.