Luke Littler v Brendan Dolan LIVE: World Darts Championship quarter-final updates

140! Littler is driving towards winning this match but Dolan is up to the task in this leg. He’s the first to leave a finish of 164 as Littler sets up another 140 checkout.

Dolan misses his chance but so does Littler. He slides his second dart wide of the treble 18.

Dolan has one dart at double 20 to save the match… he misses!

Littler in response needs double 4 and hits! The teenager is into the final four and looks incredibly difficult to beat. Rob Cross watch out.

Dolan leaves 130 after nine darts to have a shot at winning the leg. He misses the treble 20 to give Littler a chance at hitting 80. He takes it and goes two up in the sixth set.

He’s just one leg away from semi-finals.

Rob Cross completed a miracle comeback from 4-0 down. Brendan Dolan has to down the same and he’s managed to take one of the required sets off Luke Littler.

He’s now got the darts and needs to hold throw.

A 162 from Littler leaves 140 for a checkout. Dolan can’t leave a finish. Littler nails treble 18, hits it again, and tidies up one dart at double 16.

Dolan is playing nicely now but he’s under constant pressure from Littler who hits another 140 to keep the pressure on. Littler leaves 170 and will get the chance to checkout first.

Littler can’t hit the second treble but picks off the bull to leave 40.

Dolan has a chance, he hits treble 20, follows up with 18 and has one dart at double 20… it lands! The set goes to Dolan who gets himself on the board at last.

Luke Littler fought from two sets down in the first set to win that one. He needs to do so again now. The teenager gets off to a decent start but he’ll be worried about his finishing.

He’s misses eight darts at double in this set.

Dolan has the chance to clear up 108 after Littler misses out on 155. Dolan’s second dart bounces out of the board and Littler manages to hit double 8 to win the win and hold throw.

Littler’s impressive throwin is just starting to slip as Dolan finds a bit of mojo. He leaves 151 but Littler responds with a 126 to set up a 56 finish.

Dolan has to be perfect but misses his treble. Littler can break back immediately but misses double 20 and double 10 to take the leg. Dolan comes back to hit double 16 and moves within one leg of the set.

Luke Littler is one set away from a place in the World Darts Championship semi-finals. He’s already dominated the junior darts scene and could move within two matches of a world title should he hold his throw here.

Littler has the throw but Dolan lands a 180 to leave a finish of 144. Is the comeback on?

Not quite, he goes low trying to finish off a potential nine dart leg. Littler stays composed to set up 40 after 12 darts. Dolan misses bullseye to break but Littler slides under tops to keep Dolan’s hopes alive.

The Northern Irishman can’t take it but Littler messes up again trying to clean up 20.

This time Dolan hits double 8 and gets into the fifth leg.

Back-to-back 140s for Littler piles the pressure on Dolan but the darts are with the teenager who will have the first chance to checkout.

He’s got 164 and sets up with 104 to leave 60 for the set.

Littler hits 20, then land double tops this time to win the leg and the set. He’s four-nil up and looks seriously impressive.

A 134 for Littler to open the third leg puts him ahead and a 96 keeps him there. Dolan misses the trebles to leave the door open for Littler.

From 199, Littler takes out 139 to set up 60 for a chance to break Dolan’s throw. He hits 20 twice then comes down to nail double 10!

Littler scores wonderfully again to leave 170, which he loves to do. He misses the treble 20 so moves down and lands back-to-back treble 19s.

With just 36 remaining Littler hits on his second effort to go level in the fourth set.