- Luke Littler was pushed all the way by Ryan Joyce in their last-16 clash
- He finally overcame his fellow Englishman to move into the quarter-finals
- Littler will face Nathan Aspinall in the last eight on New Year’s Day
Luke Littler battled his way through to the quarter-finals of the World Championship with a 4-3 win over Ryan Joyce on Monday night.
The 17-year-old sensation went a set ahead on three separate occasions, but Joyce simply refused to go away as he pushed Littler to a decider.
But Littler’s class shone through in the end as he pinned double 12 to book his spot in the last eight.
A showdown with Nathan Aspinall now awaits on New Year’s Day, with Littler just three matches away from becoming the sport’s youngest-ever champion.
Aspinall’s passage to the quarter-finals was far more straightforward as he dispatched Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko 4-0 in Monday’s afternoon session.
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Luke Littler held his nerve to book his place in the quarter-finals of the World Championship
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