FRESH from his victory in Bahrain, Cheshire's teenage sensation Luke “The Nuke” Littler is back at the oche tonight.

The former Padgate Academy, Warrinton, pupil, who turned 17 on Sunday, is competing in the Dutch Darts Masters in Den Bosch, with the tournament getting underway this evening and ending on Saturday.

It is being played in a similar format to last week’s Bahrain Darts Masters tournament, which Littler won to cap his first outing since his stunning run to the World Championships final before being beaten by Luke Humphries.

His win in Bahrain means he is the top seed for this weekend and he starts his bid for a second senior PDC title against Dirk van Duijvenbode tonight.

If he progresses, he faces a potential reunion with Humphries should the world champion come through his first-round clash with Jermaine Wattimena.

Littler vs van Duijvenbode will be the sixth of the eight first-round matches to be played tonight, with the action getting underway at 6pm UK time live on ITV4.

'The Nuke' is scheduled to be on stage at 8.45pm, but his match could be a little earlier or a little later depending on how the earlier games pan out.

Dutch Darts Masters 2024 schedule

Friday, January 26 from 6pm UK time

First round

Nathan Aspinall v Danny Noppert, 6.15pm

Peter Wright v Kevin Doets, 6.45pm

Gerwyn Price v Dimitri Van den Bergh, 7.15pm

Michael Smith v Gian van Veen, 7.45pm

Rob Cross v Raymond van Barneveld, 8.15pm

Luke Littler v Dirk van Duijvenbode, 8.45pm

Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena, 9.15pm

Michael van Gerwen v Vincent van der Voort, 9.45pm