Luke Littler defies slow start to beat Ian White and reach World Darts Championship last 16 - ‘The Nuke’ experiences double trouble but still advances to set up Ryan Joyce clash in the fourth round

Teenage sensation Luke Littler sealed his place for the fourth round of the 2025 World Darts Championship in a nervy victory over Ian White on Saturday.

This has been darts’ year of the underdog, from Ritchie Edhouse’s European Championship victory and Mike De Decker’s Grand Prix win to every part of Luke Littler’s astonishing ascendance. And that tendency for the unexpected has continued into the World Championship,