Luke Littler crashes out in the quarterfinals of Players Championship 3
LUKE LITTLER was defeated by Callan Rydz in the quarter-finals of Players Championship 3.
The 17-year-old went all the way in Players Championship 1 in Wigan last week.
But he couldn't repeat his performance today in Leicester.
Littler won in four rounds, beating Keane Barry 5-3, followed by Cameron Menzies, Kevin Doets and Dirk van Duijvenbode.
However, he came unstuck against world number 33 Rydz, falling 6-4 to the Geordie at the Mattioli Arena.
Rydz enjoyed a brilliant day at work after making an incredible comeback to beat Daryl Gurney.
The 25-year-old trailed Gurney 5-0 before winning six in a row.
Rydz continued his momentum against Littler by sprinting to a 3-1 lead.
Littler continued to fight and you could tell he was getting frustrated with his own performance.
His opponent won the match 6-4 and booked a place in the semi-finals against Gary Anderson.
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Littler will be back in action on Thursday in week four of the Premier League darts in Newcastle.
He will face Peter Wright in the quarter-finals, with both men having knocked themselves out at that stage last week in Glasgow.
The 53-year-old Wright was defeated 6-2 by Michael van Gerwen, after which the Dutchman won the entire match.
Littler, meanwhile, was eliminated 6-5 by Gerwyn Price.
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