Littler thrashes De Decker at Polish Darts OpenImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Luke Littler is the reigning world championByPaul BattisonBBC Sport JournalistPublished55 minutes agoWorld champion Luke Littler was in ruthless form as he swept past Mike de Decker to reach the last 16 at the Poland Darts Open in Krakow.Littler landed three 180s and averaged almost 114 as he thrashed former World Grand Prix champion De Decker 6-1.Littler is aiming to become the inaugural champion at the tournament which is the first European Tour event to be held in Poland.The 19-year-old will play Ross Smith in the last 16 on Sunday after his 6-1 win over Daryl Gurney.Elsewhere, world number two Luke Humphries survived a last-leg decider to beat home favourite Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5.Humphries looked in control at 4-1 up but Ratajski, who was inspired by the Polish fans, fought back to level the tie at 5-5 before the Englishman got over the line.World Championship runner-up Gian van Veen edged past Andrew Gilding 6-5, while Stephen Bunting beat Niels Zonneveld 6-4 despite missing 17 doubles.Jonny Clayton followed up his Premier League win in Glasgow last week with a 6-4 victory over Adam Gawlas.Saturday’s resultsBoris Krcmar 6-4 Martin SchindlerChris Dobey 6-0 Connor ScuttNathan Aspinall 6-3 Darryl PilgrimJermaine Wattimena 6-5 Danny NoppertWessel Nijman 6-2 Gary AndersonCameron Menzies 6-0 James WadeRoss Smith 6-1 Daryl GurneyCristo Reyes 6-2 Ryan SearleJosh Rock 6-1 William O’ConnorJonny Clayton 6-4 Adam GawlasMichael Smith 6-5 Joe CullenLuke Littler 6-1 Mike de DeckerLuke Woodhouse 6-4 Callan RydzLuke Humphries 6-5 Krzysztof RatajskiStephen Bunting 6-4 Niels ZonneveldGian van Veen 6-5 Andrew GildingRelated topicsDarts
