Belcoo's Brendan Dolan was outclassed by 16-year-old sensation Luke Littler in their PDC World Darts Championship quarter-final on New Year's Day.
Dolan, who was contesting the last eight for just the second time in his pro darts career, was below par on the day - but Littler was a class apart as he raced into a four sets to love lead.
The Fermanagh man, to his credit, did rally in set five, winning it by three legs to one - but there was no stopping Littler as he closed the game out by clinching set six to win the match by five sets to one - and book his place in the semi-finals.
LITTLER IS INTO THE LAST FOUR!! 👏
It's another RIDICULOUS display from Luke Litter as he averages 101.93 in a demolition of Brendan Dolan!
The 16-year-old STORMS into the Semi-Finals at Alexandra Palace...
📺 https://t.co/f3RU9WTIoD#WCDarts pic.twitter.com/19q8vtjDq8
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 1, 2024
It was a disappointing end to a good championships for Dolan, who had knocked out two previous champions, Gerwyn Price and Bob Anderson en route to the quarters.
World Darts 1/4 final results
Luke Littler (Eng) 5 Brendan Dolan (NI) 1
Ryan Cross (Eng) 5 Chris Dobey (Eng) 4
