Luke Littler sets his sights on breaking ANOTHER record as he prepares to take on Ryan Joyce in the last 16 at the World Darts Championship
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Luke Littler is determined to finish 2024 with the flourish of a record-breaking fifth nine-darter, as he returns to the stage of his big breakthrough for one final fling of the calendar year. Littler takes on Ryan Joyce at Alexandra Palace on Monday looking to secure a spot in the quarter-finals on New Year’s Day.
![[If the 17-year-old can hit a nine-darter he will become the first player in the PDC era to have five perfect legs in a single year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/29/17/93562647-14234109-image-a-28_1735494160899.jpg)
The 17-year-old has already managed four perfect legs in the last 12 months – at the Bahrain Darts Masters, the Players Championship, the Belgian Darts Open and the Premier League Darts final – but no player has ever managed five in the PDC era. Littler missed a throw at double 12 for perfection in his previous win over Ryan Meikle at Ally Pally, but wants to complete his whirlwind year with that fifth nine-darter against Joyce.
![[One of his nine-darters came in his Premier League Darts Final win over Luke Humphries in May]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/29/17/93562659-14234109-image-a-29_1735494215592.jpg)
Luke Littler is hoping to make history in his last 16 clash with Ryan Joyce on Monday. If the 17-year-old can hit a nine-darter he will become the first player in the PDC era to have five perfect legs in a single year. One of his nine-darters came in his Premier League Darts Final win over Luke Humphries in May.
