Luke Littler averages 114.47 to beat Nathan Aspinall as defending European champion Gian van Veen exits

Luke Littler beat Nathan Aspinall 10–5 with the second-highest average in European Championship history to reach the quarter-finals in Dortmund.

The world number one averaged 114.47 and will face Krzysztof Ratajski on Sunday, while defending champion Gian van Veen’s challenge ended with a 10–6 defeat by Luke Woodhouse.

Littler produces his best European Championship performance

Littler reached the last eight of the tournament for the first time. Only Phil Taylor’s 118.14 against Gary Anderson in 2009 stands above his average against Aspinall, as detailed in talkSPORT’s match report.

Aspinall recovered from 4–1 down to trail 5–4, but could not sustain that challenge as Littler pulled clear.

The performance followed Littler’s 6–3 opening victory over William O’Connor, covered in our Friday results roundup.

He averaged 105.05 in that first match. Raising his level again over the longer second-round format gives Ratajski a demanding assignment, although Sunday requires a fresh performance rather than a continuation of Saturday’s statistics.

Woodhouse ends Van Veen’s title defence

Woodhouse followed his opening-round nine-darter with another significant result, eliminating the defending champion.

Van Veen produced a 142 checkout to stay in contention, but missed three darts at double top when trying to reduce the deficit to 9–7. Woodhouse then took out the same double to complete victory, according to Darts World’s afternoon report.

His reward is a quarter-final against Ross Smith, who overcame Damon Heta 10–7.

Gerwyn Price and Stephen Bunting also advanced. Price defeated Cameron Menzies 10–4, while Bunting beat Kim Huybrechts 10–3.

Three rounds to settle the title on Sunday

The quarter-finals take place on Sunday 25 October, followed by the semi-finals and final that evening.

Sky Sports’ tournament schedule lists sessions beginning at noon and 6pm UK time. The clocks go back overnight, so Sunday’s times are GMT.

Individual match starts depend on the preceding games. Our European Championship viewing guide covers UK television and streaming, while the prize-money breakdown explains what is at stake in the closing rounds.

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