Luke Littler is in the quarter-finals of the Australian Darts Masters as he aims for an eighth PDC title this year.
The 17-year-old, who won the Premier League Darts title in 2024, beat local qualifier Rob Modra 6-2 in Wollongong to set up a quarter-final clash with Michael Smith on Saturday.
Modra missed a dart to level the score at 3-3 against Littler, costing the No. 1 seed his chance to compete for a third World Series title in 2024 after the Bahrain Masters and Poland Masters.
Smith had earlier claimed victory with a 6-2 win over Stuart Coburn, while world number one Luke Humphries claimed a routine victory with a 120-point checkout over Joe Comito, 6-1.
Luke Humpries beat Joe Comito 6-1 in Wollongong.
Eight PDC players (Littler, Smith, Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Dimitri van den Berg, Peter Wright, Damon Hetta and Rob Cross) earned their places through the World Series rankings.
The event featured eight regional qualifiers, including 2010 World Championships runner-up Simon Whitlock.
The tournament concludes on Saturday with a best-of-11 quarterfinals, best-of-13 semifinals and best-of-15 finals.
Australian Darts Masters – Round 1 Results
Dimitri van den Berg 6-1 Jeremy Pag
Gerwin Price 6-2 Brenton Lloyd
Michael Smith 6-2 Stuart Coburn
Luke Humphries 6-1 Joe Comito
Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Modra
Peter Wright vs Simon Whitlock
Damon Hetta vs John Herring
Rob Cross vs Howfie Pooha
Australian Darts Masters Quarterfinals
Luke Littler vs Michael Smith
Luke Humphries vs Dimitri Van Den Berg
Rob Cross/Haupai Puha vs Peter Wright/Simon Whitlock
Gerwin Price vs Damon Hetta/John Herring
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