Luke Littler stunned by sensational Gerwyn Price at Bahrain Masters
The 17-year-old was playing in his first tournament since claiming his maiden world title but was no match for the Welshman
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Your support makes all the difference.World champion Luke Littler was knocked out of the Bahrain Masters quarter-finals after a 6-2 defeat to Gerwyn Price.
The 2021 world champion delivered a superb performance to surge into the last four, averaging a mighty 115.31 and hitting seven 180s in just eight legs.
Littler had no answer to Welshman Price, who started the match with a 180 and missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish in the sixth leg – a leg he lost.
Littler, 17, in his first tournament since claiming his maiden world title earlier this month, averaged 105.12 but had a disappointing day on the doubles, checking out at just 22.2 per cent.
World number one Luke Humphries came through a thrilling battle with Nathan Aspinall in the opening match of the day in Bahrain, winning the deciding leg to progress 6-5.
Humphries will meet Stephen Bunting after he produced a dominant performance to thrash Chris Dobey 6-0.
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