World champion Luke Littler survived a mid-match scare to advance to the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Darts Masters with a 6-3 victory over Philippine challenger Lourence Ilagan.

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Littler survives mid-match scare

Newly crowned world champion Luke Littler starts his Bahrain Masters title defence with a 6-3 victory against Lourence Ilagan in Sakhir.

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Luke Littler survives scare to reach Bahrain quarter-finals

Luke Littler, who became the World Darts Champion earlier this month - began his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters on Thursday night as he took Lourence Ilagan

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Littler plays as world champion for first time as PDC star humbled in Bahrain

LUKE LITTLER produced a “rusty” display with his new darts in his first game since becoming world champion. But The Nuke warned his oche rivals that he plans to end 2025 with MORE titles and by throwing a RECORD number of nine-darters. Luke Littler beat Lourence Ilagan in the Bahrain Masters xLittler was using new darts for the Bahrain Masters[/caption]
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Luke Littler marked his first appearance since becoming world champion with a 6-3 victory over Lourence Ilagan at the Bahrain Masters on Thursday night

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World champion Luke Littler survived a mid-match scare to advance to the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Darts Masters with a 6-3 victory over Philippine challenger Lourence Ilagan. The opening round saw the eight PDC superstars take on the eight Asian representatives for a place in Friday’s final rounds. Littler, in his first tournament since claiming his first world title earlier this month, quickly went up 4-1 but allowed his opponent to halve …

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Littler Returns as World Champion for the 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters The 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters gets underway this Thursday, marking the first tournament appearance of newly-crowned World Champion Luke Littler since his stunning victory at Alexandra Palace earlier this month. The third edition of the Bahrain Darts Masters will take place at The Dome at the Bahrain International Circuit from January 16-17, with eight of the PDC’s top stars fa…

Littler survives mid-match scare

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