# Littler through as Van Gerwen suffers early Euros exit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/littler-through-as-van-gerwen-suffers-early-euros-exit/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:51:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:13:35+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c977p3zn6185o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Europe, Sport, World

## Key points

- Littler beat O’Connor 6-3 to reach round two.
- Van Gerwen lost 6-3 to Kevin Doets.
- Littler is chasing his first European Championship title.

## Summary

Luke Littler beat William O’Connor 6-3 to reach the European Championship second round, while Michael van Gerwen was eliminated in his opening match. Littler’s progress keeps alive his bid to win the only major title missing from his collection.

The 19-year-old hit six 180s and averaged 105 over three darts in the best-of-11 match. He next faces Nathan Aspinall, who also won 6-3; van Gerwen fell 6-3 to fellow Dutchman Kevin Doets after trailing 5-1, and Doets will meet Krzysztof Ratajski in the last 16.

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