Luke Littler vs Ryan Meikle - World Darts Championship: Live score and set-by-set updates as The Nuke targets first world title
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Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest scores and updates from the World Darts Championship clash between Luke Littler and Ryan Meikle at Alexandra Palace. By Tamara Prenn. The teenager has a little video interview as the moments tick down to his arrival. Has it really only been a year?.
. And here's his first dispatch... So, who's the lucky man taking on the heavy favourite tonight?. 'The Barber' is no empty nickname - Meikle is one of the only stars who still has a day job. Knocking the Nuke of his perch would be one way of giving it up, one supposes.
As we countdown to tonight's match, why not have a look through Mail Sport's profile on the underdog, below. Fans at the Ally Pally have just been treated to the dismantling of five-time world champion and darts legend Raymond van Barneveld by Nick Kenny.
It was touch and go in the final leg after the winner missed eight match darts, but Kenny got there in the end, and Van Barneveld is history. Hello and welcome to Mail Sport's live coverage of Luke Littler's first match at this year's World Championships - one year on from his meteoric debut.
The newly minted Young Sports Personality of the Year is back at the Alexandra Palace with a vengeance after a spectacular year, and will face Ryan Meikle in his second-round match. Last year, he was a finallist - this year, the tournament favourite. And that journey begins tonight...
