Callan Rydz sees off Luke Littler to reach semi-finals at Players Championship 3; Gary Anderson, Michael van Gerwen and Ryan Searle complete final four

Luke Littler hasn't advanced to the semifinals of the third Players Championship tournament in Leicester. The 17-year-old lost out to Callan Rydz in the quarter-finals.

Also through is Michael van Gerwen. After trailing 2-0 early on, Van Gerwen gained a 3-2 lead thanks to three consecutive legs won. However, 'Mighty Mike' seemed to give it away after all, as he was trailing 5-4 moments later. Lennon had a matchdart in the tenth leg, but missed the bullseye. Van Gerwen then equalized with a 14-darter, before taking the win with a 60 finish.

Ryan Searle put a stop to a Dutch encounter at the last four. Thanks to an average of 102.26, Searle was 6-4 too strong for Danny Noppert in the quarterfinals.

The other semifinal is between Gary Anderson and Rydz. Anderson beat Peter Wright 6-2, throwing a 100+ average of 102.59 for the fourth time in five matches.

Peter Wright (104.01) 6 | 1 (91.72) Leighton Bennett

Gary Anderson (90.18) 6 | 0 (86.88) Jeffrey Sparidaans

Luke Littler (101.34) 6 | 4 (100.45) Dirk van Duijvenbode

Callan Rydz (98.07) 6 | 5 (94.75) Daryl Gurney

Steve Lennon (90.21) 6 | 4 (87.13) Ritchie Edhouse

Michael van Gerwen (94.71) 6 | 4 (86.49) Michael Smith

Ryan Searle (96.73) 6 | 3 (101.00) Damon Heta

Danny Noppert (96.24) 6 | 3 (93.99) Raymond van Barneveld

Gary Anderson (102.59) 6 | 2 (95.83) Peter Wright

Callan Rydz (103.34) 6 | 4 (86.88) Luke Littler

Michael van Gerwen (92.31) 6 | 5 (90.09) Steve Lennon

Ryan Searle (102.26) 6 | 4 (96.02) Danny Noppert

Gary Anderson - | - Callan Rydz

Michael van Gerwen - | - Ryan Searle