Littler Advances 6-1 at Inaugural Poland Darts Open

World champion Luke Littler delivered a dominant performance on Saturday to advance to the last 16 of the inaugural Poland Darts Open, defeating Mike De Decker 6-1 in Kraków with an average of 113.84. The 19-year-old Englishman, the top seed in the Professional Darts Corporation's European Tour event, sealed the victory by winning the final four legs in 47 darts while converting all six attempts at double. The match took place at the EXPO Kraków arena during the second round of the tournament, which marks Poland's first hosting of a European Tour competition.

Littler, who has struggled in the early stages of the Premier League season, expressed satisfaction with his display. "I definitely needed to put on a performance tonight," he said. "It's not gone my way in the first three weeks of the Premier League, but I certainly want to be the first winner here in Poland this weekend." His opponent, Belgium's former World Grand Prix champion De Decker, managed a respectable scoring average but had limited chances at the doubles, receiving just two darts across the match.

World number two Luke Humphries also progressed in a tense deciding leg, overcoming home favorite Krzysztof Ratajski...