Defending champion Luke Littler advanced to the World Matchplay final following a commanding 17-5 victory over Dirk van Duijvenbode in Blackpool. The world number one established an early 8-2 lead and maintained a high scoring rate throughout the match.
Littler's performance saw him averaging just below 111, a mark that places him in contention to break Phil Taylor's tournament match average record of 114.99. Taylor's overall tournament average record stands at 106.31, a figure Littler's current average of 110.88 surpasses.
With this win, the 17-year-old has also accumulated over £3 million in the Professional Darts Corporation's order of merit, positioning himself more than £2 million ahead of world number two Luke Humphries. Littler will face Gerwyn Price of Wales in Sunday's final. Price secured his spot by defeating Gian van Veen of the Netherlands 17-10.
The men's World Matchplay final is scheduled to begin at 8:05 PM BST on Sunday. The afternoon session, starting at 1:00 PM BST, will feature the Women's World Matchplay, with Beau Greaves and defending champion Lisa Ashton seeded as the top two contenders.