Luke Littler beats Paul Lim 6-1
World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters · Last 16 · Mon 19 Jan
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We are underway at World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters in Last 16 with Luke Littler against Paul Lim. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Littler finally seals it 6-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Luke Littler takes out 40 with Paul Lim poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Leg 2 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler takes out 40 with Paul Lim poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-0. Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Luke Littler takes out 12 with Paul Lim poised on 55; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 4-0.
Paul Lim stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Paul Lim gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-1. Leg 6 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Paul Lim reaches 60 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 20 with Paul Lim poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 5-1.
Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Paul Lim reaches 44 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 52 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 52 with Paul Lim poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.
Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 89.13 compared with 82.66. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 46.0% and Paul Lim finishes at 17.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Luke Littler has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw. 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Luke Littler takes out 40 with Paul Lim poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 1-0.
Leg 2 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler takes out 40 with Paul Lim poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-0.
Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Luke Littler takes out 12 with Paul Lim poised on 55; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 4-0.
Paul Lim stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Paul Lim gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-1.
Leg 6 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Paul Lim reaches 60 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 20 with Paul Lim poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 5-1.
Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Paul Lim reaches 44 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 52 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 52 with Paul Lim poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.