Luke Littler crashes out in quarter-final of Players Championship 3 after shock loss to world No33 Callan Rydz
LUKE LITTLER was beaten 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 was unable to repeat his feat in Leicester today.
Littler won through four rounds, beating Keane Barry from 5-3 down, then Cameron Menzies, Kevin Doets and Dirk van Duijvenbode.
He came unstuck against world No33 Rydz, however, falling 6-4 to the Geordie at Mattioli Arena.
Rydz was enjoying a stunning day’s work, having produced an incredible comeback to beat Daryl Gurney.
The 25-year-old was 5-0 down to Gurney, before reeling off six straight to win.
Rydz continued his momentum against Littler by sprinting into a 3-1 lead.
Littler continued to fight and could be seen getting frustrated with his own performance.
His opponent went on to see out the match 6-4, booking a spot in the semi-finals against Gary Anderson.
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Littler will return to action this Thursday in week four of Premier League darts in Newcastle.
He will be up against Peter Wright in the quarter-finals, with both men having bowed out at that stage last week in Glasgow.
Wright, 53, was comprehensively beaten 6-2 by Michael van Gerwen, with the Dutchman going on to win the whole thing.
Littler, meanwhile, was edged out 6-5 by Gerwyn Price.