took the stage last night as he made his 2025 bow and duly delivered, putting on quite the show to down Ryan Meikle 3-1.

The 17-year-old, who reached the final of last year's competition, started slowly against his fellow Englishman but soon rose to the occasion and finished in style.

He came close on two occasions in his bid to make a nine-darter, which would have been the second of the competition, firing in a staggering 140.91 average in the final set.

He needed just 32 darts to win all three legs, the quickest any player has ever won a set at Alexandra Palace, sparking jubilant scenes in London.

Having set up a third-round clash against either Ritchie Edhouse or Ian White, after the match.

It was a reminder that Littler is still just 17 on one of the biggest stages in the world, despite his incredible accolades, succeeding at this level continues to mean so much to the teenager.

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