Luke Littler v Brendan Dolan LIVE: World Darts Championship quarter-final score and latest updates today

Here’s what Luke Littler said ahead of this quarter-final. It’s fair to say he’s having the time of his life:

Cross sees it through, and this quarter-final will go on to a sixth set. A reminder of what’s to come:

Afternoon Session (12:30pm)

• Rob Cross vs Chris Dobey
• Brendan Dolan vs Luke Littler

• Michael van Gerwen vs Scott Williams
• Dave Chisnall vs Luke Humphries

Credit to Rob Cross, who’s battling back in this fifth set and at least making it competitive. He’s 2-1 up in this set looking to finally get one on the board. But surely this is too little, too late against a player in the form of Chris Dobey.

What a dominant performance this is by Chris Dobey. He has absolutely steamrollered Rob Cross to pick up two more quick sets, and he is closing in on a place in the semi-finals.

Luke Littler has already amassed a tidy sum of money for a 16-year-old, and there could be more to come. As well as the Sid Waddell Trophy, there is £2.5m in prize money on offer for the World Darts Championship with the champion netting £500,000.

The runner-up earns a cool £200,000 while semi-finalists will pocket £100,000 each and those that reach the quarter-finals winning £50,000.

Fourth-round and third-round losers earn themselves £35,000 and £25,000 respectively while there is £15,000 on offer for the 32 players knocked out in the second round and the 32 first-round losers will take away £7,500.

Dobey already has six 180s notched in this match, and that rate of heavy scoring is proving too much for Rob Cross right now. Dobey has won all three of their meetings so far this season and is well on the way to win No 4. Cross marches off stage after losing the second leg, with plenty to ponder.

Littler has had Alexandra Palace rocking with four impressive wins to advance to the last eight:

Ragged darts from both players in the opening set of this first quarter-final, perhaps showing some signs of nerves or even fatigue as we reach the finale of a gruelling championship. But it’s Chris Dobey who takes charge with a couple of 180s in the final two legs to get himself over the line.

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Rob Cross gets this first quarter-final under way. It’s the best-of-nine sets in this round, which makes it a battle of stamina as much as nerve and talent.