Luke Littler sets up Aspinall clash as Kevin Doets knocks Michael van Gerwen out of European Championship

Luke Littler will face Nathan Aspinall in the European Championship last 16 after beating William O’Connor 6–3, while Kevin Doets eliminated Michael van Gerwen by the same score in Dortmund.

Friday’s results completed the second-round line-up, with Josh Rock, Jonny Clayton, Martin Schindler, Krzysztof Ratajski and Jermaine Wattimena also progressing.

Littler averages 105 to reach second round

Littler averaged 105.05 against O’Connor, according to the match statistics published by Dartsnews.

It was the highest average of Friday’s eight winners, with Rock the only other player in that group to finish above 100.

Aspinall secured his meeting with Littler by defeating Cristo Reyes 6–3. Their second-round match is third in Saturday’s evening session, with the individual start time dependent on the preceding games.

Our Saturday order-of-play guide has the full schedule and session details.

Doets ends Van Gerwen’s challenge

Doets defeated four-time champion Van Gerwen on his European Championship debut, as reported in Sky Sports’ Friday roundup.

The Dutchman now faces Ratajski, who beat Dave Chisnall 6–2.

Schindler came through the evening’s closest match, edging Wessel Nijman 6–5 to set up a meeting with Wattimena. Rock recorded the most emphatic scoreline, beating Chris Dobey 6–1, and will play Clayton.

European Championship Friday results

Winner	Score	Opponent
Jermaine Wattimena	6–3	Ryan Joyce
Krzysztof Ratajski	6–2	Dave Chisnall
Nathan Aspinall	6–3	Cristo Reyes
Jonny Clayton	6–3	Niko Springer
Luke Littler	6–3	William O’Connor
Martin Schindler	6–5	Wessel Nijman
Kevin Doets	6–3	Michael van Gerwen
Josh Rock	6–1	Chris Dobey

The completed results are recorded in Sky Sports’ tournament schedule.

Longer matches await in the last 16

The second round moves from best-of-11 to best-of-19 legs, meaning players must win 10 legs to reach the quarter-finals.

Saturday’s afternoon session includes defending champion Gian van Veen against Luke Woodhouse, while Gerwyn Price faces Cameron Menzies.

UK coverage is on ITV4 and ITVX. Our European Championship viewing guide explains how to watch.

The quarter-finals take place on Sunday afternoon, followed by the semi-finals and final that evening.

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