PDC World Darts Championship Round-Up | Glorious Gian van Veen dumps out Luke Humphries as Luke Littler makes light work of Ratajski

The semi-finals are set at the PDC World Darts Championship with Gian van Veen and Luke Littler booking their spots in the last four at Ally Pally with the big story being former World Champion and former World No.1, Luke Humphries being dumped out.

Van Veen was utterly incredible as he hit a 105.41 average, 11 180's, 55% on the doubles and three ton plus checkouts in 170, 124, 120. He will now play his hero Gary Anderson. The story for Humphries unfortunately was in fact that he missed the doubles in the deciding legs that meant Van Veen swept him 5-1.
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To begin, Humphries was left ruing his luck as he was broken at the last minute in the set. He missed 167 for the break on the bull and Van Veen returned on double six.

Humphries started on double eight to hold throw but Van Veen was back with a bang bang 120 checkout. Humphries hit 80 on double 10 for 2-1 but it was sent all the way with no breaks at that point.

Humphries broke on double eight to begin set two after Van Veen could merely just trouble it to leave double eight over seal the leg as he couldn't be flawless initially. He held on double four and then did so again to win the set on double six snatching his dart off the board having had a frustrating start losing the first set.

Fired up, he lost the first set but was back with a bang in the second. Albeit Humphries would've been sick to his stomach. Van Veen went 2-1 up with a break hitting an 11-darter for 85 and Humphries hit back on 25 after missing 126 albeit Van Veen picked his pocket after Humphries missed dart after dart at the set.

Van Veen started the fourth set with a beautiful 170 checkout to hold throw. Humphries missed 127 on the bull and missed more dart on double eight. Van Veen at 2-1 up in sets broke for 2-0 and was on the verge of a 3-1 set lead.

He missed three darts for the set and Humphries pinned 158 to go 2-1 down. This broke back to head towards the decider. Van Veen went six darts into a nine but the bigger picture was winning the set as he hit a 10-darter on double 18 to complete the feat 3-1 and go as such in sets too. Van Veen hit a 180 to leave double eight with Humphries pinning 78 though to stop him in his tracks.

Humphries though pinned double eight to go 2-1 up as he looked to go 3-2 down in sets albeit Van Veen was attempting to find a hold to force a decider. Van Veen missed 170 and Humphries couldn't find double double off 95. Van Veen got a look at 25 and pinned double eight for 4-1 in sets.

Van Veen opened a pivotal set for Humphries with a hold. He pinned 41 on double 16 for 1-0. Humphries missed two darts off 81 but Van Veen needed 170 which he missed by even closer this time. Van Veen hit double eight to hold for 2-1. He took the win with a 45 checkout for an 11-darter.

Luke Littler also made light work of Krzysztof Ratajski who will now face Ryan Searle. He won 5-0 after a crushing whitewash that saw him hit a 100 average, ten 180's and four ton plus checkouts.

The first set was very much one that any player could have won. Ratajski opened on double four. Littler went 2-1 up with a break on double 10 from 80. Ratajski hit back on double nine but Littler sealed the set with a 170 checkout to make it 1-0.

This began a run as Littler steamrollered Ratajski for the next two. He opened with a 128 checkout before he broke on double 10 to make it 2-0. He sealed set two with a 100 checkout.

Littler opened set three on double 20 with a break. The Nuke made it 2-0 to go towards a 3-0 lead which he sealed with a 100 checkout.

But finally Ratajski got back on the march. He hit a 42 checkout to make it 1-0. Littler broke with a 12-darter to make it 1-1. Littler hit double five to make it 2-1 and despite Ratajski sending it the distance and having darts to seal the set which he should've won, Littler made it 4-0 and was one away from glory.

Ratajski won the opening leg but Littler struck the death knell as he hit a double 10 for a break to go 2-1 up. He hit the same target at the end of the set to win 3-1 and claim a 5-0 win.