Luke Littler made history as he became the youngest ever world number one, but had to overcome some early setbacks.

The Nuke faced Danny Noppert in the Grand Slam of Darts semi-final as he looked to extend his title defence.

Littler is yet to lose a match at the tournament in his career having won on debut last year.

A victory over Noppert would both see him into the final and confirm the teenager as the new world number one.

However, it was a less than perfect start for the world champion as he lost the opening leg on his own throw.

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The 18-year-old then set up a dart at double 20 by finding 16 and tr

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