"I’ve no idea how I managed that," the young Englishman said afterwards on Sky Sports, adding: "I won the first leg and had a bit of fun. Then I threw a 180, but Gezzy (Gerwyn Price; Ed.) had the top board, so I’d already waved goodbye [to the fans]."
The Iceman missed a total of five (!) match darts at the double 20, whilst Littler took full advantage of his unexpected opportunity and moved up to second place in the table (16 points) thanks to the five points he won. Jonny Clayton (19) leads the standings, having lost to Luke Humphries at the start of the seventh matchday. Meanwhile, Josh Rock is still waiting for his first point, having suffered a whitewash (0-6) at the hands of Price in the quarter-finals.