"The 18-year-old defending champion said he was "expecting the worst" for his quarter-final tie with Krzysztof Ratajski but had them in the palm of his hand after a virtuoso display. There was a 'Big Fish' 170-checkout amid four ton-plus finishes, 10 180s and a 100.05 average as he claimed a masterful 5-0 victory in little over 30 minutes."
"Few can live with him and the scary thought for the rest of the field is that Littler has more gears to find ahead of his last-four date with Ryan Searle. "The crowd were very good tonight. It's the new year so there must be some new fans. They were great, I was good and we move on tomorrow," he said on Sky Sports."
Luke Littler overcame a hostile reception and produced a virtuoso 5-0 quarter-final win over Krzysztof Ratajski in little over 30 minutes. The 18-year-old delivered a 'Big Fish' 170 checkout, four ton-plus finishes, ten 180s and posted a 100.05 average in the match. He had been booed earlier and provoked fans by thanking them for paying his prize money, but he controlled the tie and looks on an unstoppable course to becoming the first man to retain the World Championship since Gary Anderson 10 years ago. Ryan Searle, Gary Anderson and Gian van Veen also secured semi-final places.
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