LUKE HUMPHRIES beat Luke Littler in the Swiss Darts Trophy – but a pundit reckons neither are happy after the game.
Cool Hand beat the teenager 6-3 to book his place in the quarter-finals of the penultimate European Tour event of the year.
But despite victory, Humphries was not at his best, throwing just one 180 and his highest checkout was 64.
Littler also struggled in Basel, missing five throws to get a leg on the board and landing over 140 just six times.
The 17-year-old was also broken three times and appeared to be growing increasingly frustrated throughout the match.
Fans even thought he “gave up” in the eighth leg as he laughed off two dismal darts and chucked his third in anger.
PDC TV commentator Dan Dawson was underwhelmed by the quality on show, saying: “Neither man happy with how they’ve played.
“It’s their C, D, maybe their E game and yet it’s still mid-90s averages.
“The world No. 1 goes on into the final session of action in the first ever Swiss Darts Trophy.”
Humphries will face Josh Rock in this evening’s quarter-final after he beat Rob Cross 6-4.
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The winner will then face either Martin Schindler or former world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the last four.
On the other side of the draw, Callan Rydz faces James Wade and Ryan Searle comes up against Daryl Gurney.
Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age – smashing records along the way.
He has then gone on to win a host of PDC events and the Premier League title – which he claimed at the O2 Arena by beating world champion Luke Humphries in May.
He also finished his first season in the World Series as the No1 ranked player.
He has joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he’s even the face of a brand new cereal.
But he is newly single after splitting from girlfriend Eloise Milburn following a 10-month relationship.
Check out all of our latest Luke Littler stories.
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