Littler suffers another setback with semi-final exit at PC28
Luke Littler's hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship finals suffers another setback as he is beaten by Brendan Dolan in the semi-finals of PC28 in Leicester.
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"Luke has been by far the best player in the last 18 months and he deserves the world number one spot."
— Luke Humphries , Athlete
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Brendan Dolan is a Northern Irish professional darts player.
Luke Humphries is an English professional darts player who has competed at the highest level.
Luke Littler is a young and talented darts player known for his achievements in recent tournaments.
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Luke Littler's hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship finals suffers another setback as he is beaten by Brendan Dolan in the semi-finals of PC28 in Leicester.
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