Luke Littler Advances to Saturday’s Nordic Darts Masters 2025 Quarter-Finals with Dominant Win Over Viktor Tingstrom
Luke Littler, the 18-year-old PDC World Champion, stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2025 Nordic Darts Masters in Copenhagen on June 6 with a commanding 6-1 victory over Swedish newcomer Viktor Tingstrom in their first-round clash at Forum Copenhagen. The best-of-11-legs match saw Littler, the tournament favorite at 33/25 odds (Mr Vegas), showcase his trademark firepower, averaging 102.3 and hitting four 180s, per PDC.tv. Tingstrom, ranked No. 147, struggled with a mid-80s average and a 25% checkout rate, managing only one leg as Littler sealed the win with a clinical double 10 finish, per Flashscore.com.
Littler’s performance was marked by relentless scoring and precision, including a 124 checkout (T20, T14, D11) in leg three, echoing his flair from a 140.91 set average record at the 2025 World Championship, per BBC Sport. Tingstrom, who lost 6-2 to Jim Long in his last Players Championship outing, couldn’t match Littler’s pace, with his sole leg coming via a 76 checkout, per Sofascore.com. “I felt confident from the start. I just needed to settle in and play my game,” Littler told Sky Sports post-match, eyeing the £30,000 top prize.
Advancing to Saturday’s quarter-finals, Littler will face the winner of Nathan Aspinall vs. Benjamin Reus, with a potential semi-final against Luke Humphries or Gerwyn Price looming. The World Series event, broadcast live on ITV4 and PDC.tv, continues to highlight Littler’s dominance, having won 10 titles in 2024/25, including the World Championship and UK Open. His 6-1 rout reinforces his status as a leading contender, with X posts like @SkySportsDarts noting, “The Nuke is firing in Copenhagen! 💥 #NordicDartsMasters.”
