What time does Luke Littler play tonight? How to watch Dutch Masters for free
Luke Littler is back in action at the Dutch Masters tonight.
Luke Littler returns to the darts board tonight at Maaspoort Den Bosch as he looks to continue his fine run of form. The 17-year-old darts sensation defeated World No2 Michael van Gerwen to claim the Bahrain Masters and is now hoping to add the Dutch Masters to his collection. Here is everything you need to know about the tournament including when Littler plays.
What time does Littler play tonight?
Luke Littler was handed the top seed for his Dutch Darts Masters debut as he looks to build on an incredible few months. The 17-year-old will face Dirk van Duijvenbode on Friday evening.
Littler's match will be part of eight first-round ties, with the first of the session getting underway at 6pm UK time.
Full list of Friday's first-round ties
Nathan Aspinall v Danny Noppert
Peter Wright v Kevin Doets
Gerwyn Price v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Michael Smith v Gian van Veen
Rob Cross v Raymond van Barneveld
Luke Littler v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena
Michael van Gerwen v Vincent van der Voort
Draw bracket
(1) Luke Littler v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena
(4) Gerwyn Price v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright v Kevin Doets
(2) Michael van Gerwen v Vincent van der Voort
Rob Cross v Raymond van Barneveld
(3) Michael Smith v Gian van Veen
Nathan Aspinall v Danny Noppert
How to watch?
You can watch all of Friday's action live on ITV 4 before switching to ITV 3 for the later rounds on Saturday. Darts fans are also able to stream the event via the ITV X app and website on all good internet-connected devices including laptops, smart TVs and mobile phones.
When is it taking place?
The Dutch Masters is taking place this weekend from Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27. All of the first-round games will take place on Friday while the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are played out on Saturday.
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How much money is up for grabs?
There is £60,000 worth of prize money up for grabs at the Dutch Masters, which is the same prize pot as the Bahrain Masters last week. Players competing in the first round will pocket £1,250 while those that advance to the quarter-finals will get £2,500. Semi-finalists receive £5,000, the runner-up £10,000 and finally the winner will bank £20,000 for their efforts.
Here is a full breakdown of the round-by-round earnings:
- Winner: £20,000
- Runner-up: £10,000
- Semi-final: £5,000
- Quarter-final: £2,500
- First round: £1,250
Who is playing?
Seeds
- Luke Humphries (England)
- Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
- Michael Smith (England)
- Nathan Aspinall (England)
- Gerwyn Price (Wales)
- Rob Cross (England)
- Peter Wright (Scotland)
- Luke Littler (England)