Luke Littler's fairytale run at his debut Paddy Power World Darts Championship continued as he defeated Andrew Gilding to reach round three at the Ally Pally.
The 16-year-old wasn't quite as electrifying as he was the night before when he averaged 106 in becoming the youngest player ever to reach this stage of the competition, but he showed tremendous character to win three deciding legs against the UK Open champion as well as bouncing back from dropping the third set 3-0.
Littler averaged 92.65 compared to his opponent's 92.09 while he threw five of the match's six maximums to raise the roof once again.
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts
- Andrew Gilding 1-3 Luke Littler
- Danny Noppert 0-3 Scott Williams
- Gabriel Clemens 3-1 Man Lok Leung
- Damon Heta 3-1 Martin Lukeman
Friday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts
- Brendan Dolan v Mickey Mansell
- Jose de Sousa v Jeffrey De Graaf
- Krzysztof Ratajski v Jamie Hughes
- Dirk van Duijvenbode v Boris Krcmar
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts
- Dimitri Van den Bergh v Florian Hempel
- Martin Schindler v Jermaine Wattimena
- Raymond van Barneveld v Radek Szaganski
- Chris Dobey v William O’Connor
CLICK HERE FOR FULL WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Darts: Related content
- 2023 PDC Darts Calendar
- 2024 World Darts draw, schedule & results
- 2024 World Darts Championship betting tips
- 2024 World Darts Championship player profiles
- Ally Pally pundit predictions
- 2024 PDC Darts Calendar
- 2024 Premier League Season
- How legends would fare today
- Troubles and triumphs
- Tournament ideas for darts
- 'What If' moments in darts
- Agony of missed match darts
- Good, Bad, Ugly: Nicholson on darts shirts
- Referees in darts
- Calling the shots in darts
- Weird actions in darts
- Hidden talents in darts
- Superstitions in darts
- Routes to glory
- Paul Nicholson's five darts drills
- Paul Nicholson's five mental tips
- Paul Nicholson's five practice games
- Worst losers in darts
- World number ones in darts
- Best players never to be number one
- Five characters in darts
- Do averages lie?
- Greatest Tournaments Ever
- Paul Nicholson's Ally Pally tales
- Watch all the Ally Pally nine-darters
- Players everyone hates to face
- Players everyone loves to face
- How to make it as a pro?
- How much money do players earn?
- Greatest darts rivalries
- Rivalries to cherish
- Be canny with counting
- Phil Taylor's greatest display
- Greatest World Championship displays
- World Cup of Great Darts performances