RYDZ KO's LITTLER! ⚫️⚪️ A sublime showing from Callan Rydz there, averaging over 103 as he defeats Luke Littler 6-4 with a clinical 11-darter! He's into the last four! 🔢 📺 bit.ly/PDCTVLive 👉 bit.ly/24PC3 #PC3
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.
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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.
Last 16
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
Quarterfinals
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
Semi-final
Gary Anderson - | - Callan Rydz
Michael van Gerwen - | - Ryan Searle
RYDZ KO's LITTLER! ⚫️⚪️ A sublime showing from Callan Rydz there, averaging over 103 as he defeats Luke Littler 6-4 with a clinical 11-darter! He's into the last four! 🔢 📺 bit.ly/PDCTVLive 👉 bit.ly/24PC3 #PC3