Luke Littler will headline US Darts Masters at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York on Might 31 and June 1.
Teenage celebrity Littler will make his debut in ‘The Massive Apple’ later this 12 months, with the eight PDC representatives now confirmed for the occasion.
The 17-year-old has created international headlines over latest months, reaching the World Championship last earlier than touchdown a nine-darter on his technique to celebrating Bahrain Darts Masters glory on his World Collection debut in January.
Wayne Mardle praises the poise of 17-year-old Luke Littler after his heated confrontation with Ricardo Pietreczko within the semi-finals of the European Tour
Littler, who additionally struck perfection on his technique to on his European Tour debut victory on the Belgian Open in Wieze on the weekend, will now set his sights on a second World Collection of Darts crown when the game’s largest names tackle eight North American representatives.
World champion and world No 1 Luke Humphries, and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen will headline the star-studded 16-player subject, alongside former US Darts Masters winners Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall.
Three different former world champions – Peter Wright, Gerwyn Worth and Rob Cross – may also return to the massive stage.
PDC Tour Card Holders Matt Campbell, Jules van Dongen and Danny Lauby will head up the eight North American opponents, with Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finalist Stowe Buntz assured of qualification following his 2023 CDC Continental Cup triumph.
Littler shocked Nathan Aspinall within the opening leg of the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Darts Masters by hitting a nine-darter- can he do the identical on this 12 months’s Premier League?
US Darts Masters & North American ChampionshipMay 31-June 1, The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
Session ScheduleFriday Might 31 (2pm BST)US Darts Masters first spherical
Saturday June 1Afternoon Session (8am BST)North American Championship quarter-finals, semi-finals & last
Night Session (2pm BST)US Darts Masters quarter-finals, semi-finals & last
US Darts Masters fieldPDC Representatives
Luke HumphriesMichael van GerwenMichael SmithNathan AspinallGerwyn PriceRob CrossPeter WrightLuke Littler
North American Representatives
Matt CampbellJules van DongenDanny LaubyStowe Buntz
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Luke Littler faces a blockbuster quarter-final match towards Michael van Gerwen in Nottingham. This is the easiest of {the teenager} sensation…
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The Premier League continues in Nottingham, as Humphries and Smith meet in a repeat of the Brighton showpiece.
Van Gerwen and Littler will renew their rivalry within the quarter-finals, with the Dutchman eyeing a return to profitable methods within the East Midlands.
Cross and Aspinall additionally collide in a repeat of the Evening 5 decider, whereas the underside two lock horns within the night’s opener, as Wright takes on Worth.
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