European Championship: Luke Littler through as Michael van Gerwen makes early exit

World champion Luke Littler advanced to the second round of the European Championship in darts with a 6-3 victory over William O'Connor, hitting six 180s and averaging 105 in the best-of-11 match. It was Littler's first competitive match since a semi-final defeat at the World Youth Championship in early October. Meanwhile, Michael van Gerwen was eliminated from the tournament at the first-round stage.