Littler and Price to collide in World Grand Prix quarter-finals |

Luke Littler ended Mike De Decker's reign as BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix champion to set up a blockbuster quarter-final tussle against Gerwyn Price on Day Four in Leicester.

After winning through a record-breaking contest against Gian van Veen on Tuesday, Littler continued his pursuit of World Grand Prix glory with a dominant 3-0 win over reigning champion De Decker.

The World Champion was always in control against the below-par Belgian, conjuring up a sensational 170 checkout to breeze through to Friday's quarter-finals.

De Decker was unable to generate any momentum throughout, with Littler converting clinical 66, 91 and 95 combinations prior to his show-stopping 170.

"Mike definitely wasn't at his best tonight, so I had to jump on it early on," reflected Littler, who is yet to drop a set in this year's tournament.

"My starting doubles were very good once again, and knocking out any reigning champion is a big achievement.

"Now it's on to the quarter-finals. Hopefully I can go all the way, but you cannot afford to look too far ahead."

Littler's reward is a tantalising showdown against 2020 champion Price, who dispatched Josh Rock in similarly comprehensive style at the Mattioli Arena.

The Welshman reeled off eight consecutive legs to sweep aside the Northern Irishman, averaging over 100 in each of the last two sets to maintain his bid for a second double-start crown.

"I just looked at the averages and I thought I played better than that," revealed Price, one of three former champions left in the tournament.

"I'm playing well. I probably need to up my scoring game because Luke is scoring really well, but if I put him under pressure, then it will be a good game.

"Luke is playing fantastic darts. I cannot take that away from him, but I'm here to win, and I'm not scared of anybody!"

Jonny Clayton and Dirk van Duijvenbode will also go head-to-head for a semi-final spot, following wins over Luke Woodhouse and Daryl Gurney earlier in the evening.

Clayton defied a mid-game slump to run out a 3-1 winner against Woodhouse, pinning nine of his 18 attempts at a finishing double to advance to his third World Grand Prix quarter-final.

"We both struggled at times. Luke gave me chances, and when that happens, you have to take them," admitted the 2021 champion.

"Obviously I'm happy to win, but I need to get back on that practice board ready for tomorrow, and I will need a better performance than that.

"Dirk is playing well, but I know what I have to do, and that's all that counts."

Van Duijvenbode booked his place in the last eight with an emphatic straight-sets win over 2017 champion Gurney, averaging 96.4 to progress to his first televised quarter-final of the season.

The Dutchman won the opening eight legs of the contest without reply, before halting any prospect of a Gurney fightback with a magnificent match-winning 158 checkout.

"Usually when I play Daryl, he always finds ways to beat me," claimed 2020 runner-up Van Duijvenbode, who had lost four of his last five meetings against the Northern Irishman.

"Today he had three or four chances to hit ton-plus finishes, but he was not doing it, so I did!

"I got a bit nervous at the end because I could see him coming back, but to produce that 12-darter to win it made me very happy."

The quarter-finals will take place on a bumper Friday evening session in Leicester, as Littler and Price renew their rivalry in the evening's headline act.

Elsewhere, Clayton takes on Van Duijvenbode, world number one Luke Humphries plays Scottish star Cameron Menzies, while 2016 runner-up Gary Anderson faces Dutch number two Danny Noppert.

The BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).

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2025 BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix
Thursday October 9
4x Round Two matches
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-0 Daryl Gurney (3-0, 3-0, 3-2)
Jonny Clayton 3-1 Luke Woodhouse (3-1, 0-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Luke Littler 3-0 Mike De Decker (3-1, 3-1, 3-0)
Gerwyn Price 3-0 Josh Rock (3-1, 3-0, 3-0)

Friday October 10 (1900 BST)
4x Quarter-Finals
Danny Noppert v Gary Anderson
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries v Cameron Menzies

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