Littler Suffers Early Exit in Brighton After Facing Hostile Crowd

Luke Littler experienced a tough night in Brighton, recording his lowest televised PDC average as he fell to Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals. His exit has been attributed by Wayne Mardle to a 'knock-on' effect from his spat with Gian van Veen the previous week. Littler faced a hostile crowd and struggled to recover from a poor start, eventually losing with an average of 83.94, his lowest in a televised PDC match. Meanwhile, Jonny Clayton made a stunning comeback to defeat Michael Van Gerwen, moving three points ahead of Littler in the table.