Evening results: Andreas Harrysson 4-2 Ricardo Pietreczko, Stephen Bunting 3-4 James Hurrell, Luke Littler 4-0 Mensur Suljovic
Defending champion Littler puts in dominant display to reach fourth round
Fourth seed Bunting becomes highest-ranked player to exit this year's tournament
Afternoon results: Wesley Plaisier 3-4 Krzysztof Ratajski, Andrew Gilding 1-4 Luke Woodhouse, Jonny Clayton 4-3 Niels Zonneveld
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Good to have the darts back after Christmas, isn't it?
You can relive all the twists, turns, shocks and stunning performances from today in Phil Cartwright's report here.
And we will be back tomorrow from 12.30 GMT for another six matches of PDC World Championship darts.
See ya.
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Result: Littler 4-0 Suljovic
Image source, PA MediaLuke Littler, speaking to Sky Sports after a 4-0 win against Mensur Suljovic:
"I'm really happy with it. The finishing was good - 71%, I don't think I've seen that in my PDC career.
"I felt so settled tonight. Mensur at his pace, I kind of got myself into a rhythm that matches it - slower than usual but it worked out.
"That's the best I've felt [at the World Championship], I think even last year's tournament and the one before that. That's the most I've been settled and it shows with the average, the finishing and the ton-plus checkouts."
Luke Littler says on stage that it's one of his best performances in the World Championship and he feels "settled".
Full quotes to come from the world number one.
The winner of the match between Damon Heta and Rob Cross faces Luke Littler in round four.
Who fancies that, lads?
All matches are best of seven sets
A little look ahead to what's coming up tomorrow - there are four former world champions hoping to book their spots in the last 16...
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Littler 4-0 Suljovic
The strangest thing about that match? Mensur Suljovic played well.
He threw five maximums and averaged 96.21. He had 26 100-plus visits, ten more than Littler.
But that was only worth three legs total against a champion in awesome form.
Result: Littler 4-0 Suljovic
Match average of 107.09, nine 180s.
71% checkout rate, including four 100-plus outs and a best checkout of 124.
That ranks as one of Littler's most complete Ally Pally performances.
Littler 4-0 Suljovic (3-1)
T17, but then D15 missed. Littler then lands in T3 - so he needs the bottom double to win.
And he wraps it up. Superb.
Littler 3-0 Suljovic (2-1)
This is the showpiece match of Saturday night, and Luke Littler is using it as a chance to show off.
He needs an 81 checkout to wrap this up.
Littler 3-0 Suljovic (2-1)
Image source, Getty ImagesLuke Littler gets back in the saddle, and rattles in a 114 finish.
One leg from victory.
Littler 3-0 Suljovic (1-1)
Luke Littler is still averaging over 109, which would be the best match average of the tournament so far.
However Suljovic is still playing well, despite the scoreline. With the darts he gets to an 80 finish, and converts.
That is the first time Suljovic has held throw all match.
Littler 3-0 Suljovic (1-0)
Suddenly 4-0 is a very real prospect.
Littler rattles his way to 81 in double quick time, and bangs it home.
Two legs from victory.
Littler 3-0 Suljovic (3-2)
Image source, PA MediaGreat start by Suljovic, 135. He couldn't, could he? The crowd are now fully on his side, singing his name.
Littler puts a stop to all that with 180, and yells in delight.
The Englishman needs 124, and produces it perfectly.
Suljovic is stunned.
Littler 2-0 Suljovic (2-2)
180 Littler, then 180 Suljovic. Both men on nines!
Suljovic adds a fourth T20, but then misses and throws his hands to the sky.
If nothing else, the Austrian is a big character.
And he does get to a 41 finish - nailed with D16.
If Suljovic holds here, he wins the set!
Littler 2-0 Suljovic (2-1)
Luke Littler looks frustrated as he only lands 140 with his first visit of the leg. He follows it with 180.
No-one has thrown a nine-darter yet in the 2026 Worlds, and you know Littler would love to be the first.
For now, he settles for breaking Suljovic again with a 64 finish.
Littler 2-0 Suljovic (1-1)
Suljovic raises his arms as he bags a 180. That's eight in the match between the two men.
Littler however is on his favourite 170 finish - this time the Big Fish eludes him.
And then Littler fails to land 65! Suljovic with a big chance to break here.
He has three darts at tops - and lands the second.
Suljovic is off the mark, and deservedly so.
This was Mensur Suljovic's reaction when he left the stage at the end of the second set.
"How do I do anything against this fella?"
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