MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 15:18 UK

Luke Littler beats Krzysztof Ratajski 5-0

PDC World Darts Championship · Quarter-finals · Thu 1 Jan

Luke Littler 5–0 Krzysztof Ratajski

LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1

0–1

Set 1, leg 1: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 88; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 8.

Luke Littler77.20leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski88.41leg average

8 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 2

1–1

Set 1, leg 2 — Back level: Luke Littler takes out 40.

Luke Littler115.62leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski80.25leg average

40 CHECKOUT

LEG 3

2–1

Set 1, leg 3 — Lead change: Luke Littler takes out 80 for a break.

Luke Littler107.36leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski95.40leg average

BREAK OF THROW 80 CHECKOUT

LEG 4

2–2

Set 1, leg 4 — Immediate break-back: Luke Littler cannot take out 40; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 36 for a break.

Luke Littler80.17leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski93.94leg average

BREAK OF THROW 36 CHECKOUT

LEG 5

3–2

Set 1, leg 5 — Immediate break-back: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 170 for a break.

Luke Littler136.64leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski96.00leg average

BREAK OF THROW 170 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 6Set 2 · leg 1

4–2

Set 2, leg 1: Luke Littler takes out 128.

Luke Littler150.30leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski93.33leg average

128 CHECKOUT

LEG 7Set 2 · leg 2

5–2

Set 2, leg 2 — 3 legs in a row: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 4; Luke Littler takes out 20 for a break.

Luke Littler88.41leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski82.83leg average

BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT 2 × 180

LEG 8Set 2 · leg 3

6–2

Set 2, leg 3 — 4 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 100.

Luke Littler115.62leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski89.50leg average

100 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 9Set 3 · leg 1

7–2

Set 3, leg 1 — 5 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 40 for a break.

Luke Littler107.36leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski87.60leg average

BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 10Set 3 · leg 2

8–2

Set 3, leg 2 — 6 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 40.

Luke Littler115.62leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski117.25leg average

40 CHECKOUT 2 × 180

LEG 11Set 3 · leg 3

9–2

Set 3, leg 3 — 7 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 100 for a break.

Luke Littler136.64leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski97.00leg average

BREAK OF THROW 100 CHECKOUT 2 × 180

LEG 12Set 4 · leg 1

9–3

Set 4, leg 1 — Immediate break-back: 180 from Luke Littler; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 42 for a break.

Luke Littler97.40leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski115.62leg average

BREAK OF THROW 42 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 13Set 4 · leg 2

10–3

Set 4, leg 2 — Immediate break-back: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 54 for a break.

Luke Littler136.64leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski121.75leg average

BREAK OF THROW 54 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 14Set 4 · leg 3

11–3

Set 4, leg 3: Luke Littler cannot take out 25; Luke Littler takes out 10.

Luke Littler93.94leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski88.20leg average

10 CHECKOUT

LEG 15Set 4 · leg 4

11–4

Set 4, leg 4 — Run stopped: 180 from Krzysztof Ratajski; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 16.

Luke Littler98.33leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski136.64leg average

16 CHECKOUT 2 × 180

LEG 16Set 4 · leg 5

12–4

Set 4, leg 5: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 25; Luke Littler takes out 40.

Luke Littler93.94leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski98.60leg average

40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 17Set 5 · leg 1

12–5

Set 5, leg 1: Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 25.

Luke Littler60.00leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski107.36leg average

25 CHECKOUT

LEG 18Set 5 · leg 2

13–5

Set 5, leg 2: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 76; Luke Littler takes out 40.

Luke Littler115.62leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski117.25leg average

40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180

LEG 19Set 5 · leg 3

14–5

Set 5, leg 3: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 64; Luke Littler takes out 38 for a break.

Luke Littler88.41leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski79.50leg average

BREAK OF THROW 38 CHECKOUT

LEG 20Set 5 · leg 4

15–5

Set 5, leg 4 — Match dart: Luke Littler takes out 74.

Luke Littler93.94leg average

Krzysztof Ratajski89.80leg average

74 CHECKOUT

FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Luke Littler and Krzysztof Ratajski are on the board at PDC World Darts Championship in Quarter-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Luke Littler eventually gets over the line 5-0, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

Set 1, leg 1: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 88; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 8. Set 1, leg 2 — Back level: Luke Littler takes out 40. Set 1, leg 3 — Lead change: Luke Littler takes out 80 for a break. Set 1, leg 4 — Immediate break-back: Luke Littler cannot take out 40; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 36 for a break. Set 1, leg 5 — Immediate break-back: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 170 for a break.

Set 2, leg 1: Luke Littler takes out 128. Set 2, leg 2 — 3 legs in a row: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 4; Luke Littler takes out 20 for a break. Set 2, leg 3 — 4 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 100. Set 3, leg 1 — 5 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 40 for a break. Set 3, leg 2 — 6 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 40.

Set 3, leg 3 — 7 legs in a row: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 100 for a break. Set 4, leg 1 — Immediate break-back: 180 from Luke Littler; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 42 for a break. Set 4, leg 2 — Immediate break-back: 180 from Luke Littler; Luke Littler takes out 54 for a break. Set 4, leg 3: Luke Littler cannot take out 25; Luke Littler takes out 10. Set 4, leg 4 — Run stopped: 180 from Krzysztof Ratajski; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 16.

Set 4, leg 5: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 25; Luke Littler takes out 40. Set 5, leg 1: Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 25. Set 5, leg 2: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 76; Luke Littler takes out 40. Set 5, leg 3: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 64; Luke Littler takes out 38 for a break. Set 5, leg 4 — Match dart: Luke Littler takes out 74.

Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 100.04 compared with 96.75. Luke Littler hits 10 maximums and Krzysztof Ratajski hits 6. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 56.0% and Krzysztof Ratajski finishes at 23.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 7 legs in a row.

Luke Littler has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 9 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

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