The 17-year-old is favorite to elevate the trophy at Alexandra Palace, 12 months on from making his event debut and having fun with a surprising run to the ultimate.
Having taken the darts world by storm since then, Littler is anticipating to supply extra magic over the following fortnight, however first should guarantee he’ll return to Ally Pally after Christmas.
Littler will face Meikle within the second spherical, after the 28-year-old denied followers a possible showdown between {the teenager} and Fallon Sherrock.
Meikle got here from a set all the way down to beat Sherrock 3-1 earlier this week and now faces the final word check, as he seems to drag of what can be an enormous shock.
The winner will tackle Ritchie Edhouse or Ian White within the third spherical.
What time is Luke Littler taking part in tonight?
Littler vs Meikle is third up on the order of play for the night session on Saturday December 21, 2024.
The periods is about to start at 7pm GMT, with Danny Noppert taking up Ryan Joyce within the opening match earlier than crowd favorite Raymond van Barneveld goes up in opposition to Nick Kenny.
Little and Meikle will observe that, that means they’re prone to take to the stage between 8:30pm and 9pm.
You may watch all of the motion dwell on tv within the UK on Sky Sports activities Fundamental Occasion, with a dwell stream accessible on-line to subscribers through the Sky Go app.
Luke Littler vs Ryan Meikle odds
Littler to win 3-0: 13/10
Littler to win 3-1: 21/10
Luke Littler vs Ryan Meikle prediction
This, although, can be the most important of the misplaced if Meikle was to ship Littler packing. {The teenager} has gained ten senior titles this 12 months, with the Premier League Darts, Grand Slam and World Sequence of Darts Finals amongst his victories.
Followers have already got one eye on the prospect of a semi-final between Little and Luke Humphries, however there’s loads of work to be finished earlier than then.
Meikle averaged solely 83.53 as he edged previous Sherrock within the first spherical – a repeat of that and will probably be a fast night time.
