The fairy-tale continues! 16-year-old Luke Littler eases into World Darts Championship final averaging over 106

16-year-old Luke Littler has eased his way into the World Darts Championship final with the minimum of fuss. The teenage sensation taking a 6-2 win over Rob Cross averaging over a 106 in the process.

Cross started the match very well, but for the majority of the match was simply outplayed by 'The Nuke', who despite never having played such a long format before, just got better and better the longer the match went on.

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However, how could the match have gone had Cross used his set dart in the second set for a 2-0 lead? 'Voltage' missed one chance on the bullseye and Littler then made it 2-2 with a 13-darter and pulled the set 3-2 with a 74 finish.

Another key moment was the fourth leg of the third set, in which Cross missed a dart to make 2-2. Littler then won the set via a 16-darter and then took the fourth set 3-2 thanks to an 11-darter.

Cross managed to narrow the gap by taking the fifth set, but then saw the sixth set go 3-1 to Littler thanks to two 13-darters. By winning the seventh set 3-1, 'The Nuke' needed only one more set to win the match for good.

With a delightful 132 finish, Littler got off to a great start in the eighth set. Cross equalised with a 14-darter, before Littler regained the lead with a 13-darter. Cross managed to delay the end another leg, before Littler managed to finish it off with a 14-darter. On Wednesday night, Littler will face the winner of the match between Luke Humphries and Scott Williams in the final.

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