Luke Littler and Luke Humphries to renew their rivalry at Swiss Darts Trophy

Premier League winner Luke Littler will take on world champion Luke Humphries at the inaugural Swiss Darts Trophy on Sunday afternoon after both won their matches on day two of the year’s penultimate European Tour event

Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will renew their growing rivalry at the Swiss Darts Trophy on Sunday after both won their opening matches in Basel.

Littler ended home hopes in Basel, defying a slow start to run out a 6-3 winner against a spirited Bruno Stockli with three 180s and a high checkout of 145 at the St. Jakobshalle.

‘The Nuke’ who is looking for an astonishing 10th title of the year, will take on Humphries next after the world champion kicked off his campaign with a typically classy display, averaging 100.7 and pinning six of his seven attempts at double to see off Richard Veenstra.

Littler has beaten Humphries six times following his defeat at Alexandra Palace in January – including victory at London’s O2 at the Premier League Play-Offs, but ‘Cool Hand’ has got the better of the 17-year-old at the European Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany and the recent New Zealand Darts Masters.

James Wade reeled off four consecutive legs from 4-2 down to extend Gerwyn Price’s winless run on the European Tour.

Stephen Bunting produced a brilliant mid-match burst to deny Michael Smith, overturning a 4-1 deficit to edge out the world No 2 in a last-leg thriller.

Raymond van Barneveld, who averaged 102.47 to cruise to a 6-2 victory over Joe Cullen on Friday, made it through to Sunday’s action with a 6-5 success against Ricardo Pietreczko.