"I'm sure it will be another great game" - Luke Littler ready to renew rivalry with Luke Humphries at Swiss Darts Trophy

Luke Littler remains on course for a third title this year on the 2024 European Tour. 'The Nuke' defeated home crowd favourite Bruno Stöckli 6-3 in the second round of the Swiss Darts Trophy and will now meet Luke Humphries this Sunday afternoon.

Things were even until 3-3, but after that, Littler spirted clear and won the last three legs in a row and thus secured himself the match. “My new darts only came out a few days ago so I tried them out for the first time on stage tonight,” opened the 17-year-old Englishman in his post-match interview. “The crowd were on Bruno’s side, but that 145 [finish] really changed the game for me, and hopefully I can play a little bit better tomorrow.”

As mentioned, in the next round, Littler will take on Humphries in a repeat of both the World Darts Championship and Premier League Darts final from earlier this year.

"As we've both said, we love playing each other!" Littler previews excitedly. "I'm sure it will be another great game tomorrow and hopefully I can play a bit better."

The Swiss Darts Trophy will be broadcast on PDC TV. As usual with Euro Tour tournaments, the Swiss Darts Trophy consists of three tournament days. The afternoon sessions start on Friday and Saturday at 12:00, while the evening sessions then start at 18:00. On Sunday, the sessions start at 11:00 and 17:00.

The first round will take place on Friday. The 16 Order of Merit qualifiers and the winners from the various qualifying tournaments then make their appearance. The top-16 seeded players enter the tournament on Saturday in the second round. Sunday will see the denouement of the tournament, starting with the third round in the afternoon session. Sunday evening will be followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.