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Luke Littler hits back after being booed during Rob Cross clash

England's Luke Littler (right) is interviewed after defeating England's Rob Cross — England's Luke Littler (right) is interviewed after defeating England's Rob Cross (John Walton/PA Wire)

Luke Littler, known as 'The Nuke', secured his place in the last eight of the PDC World Championship with a 4-2 victory over former world champion Rob Cross.
The 18-year-old laughed off a hostile crowd, thanking them for contributing to his prize money from the record £1m pot.
Littler closed out the match with an impressive average of almost 107 and 17 180s, capitalising after Cross missed a crucial dart at tops in the sixth set.
In other last-16 matches, Ryan Searle achieved a 4-0 whitewash, while Charlie Manby continued his strong debut by beating Ricky Evans 4-2.
Kevin Doets caused an upset by defeating 15th seed Nathan Aspinall 4-3 in a thrilling contest, and Justin Hood also progressed to the fourth round.

Luke Littler delivers fiery response to fans after being booed in victory over Rob Cross — In full