Luke Littler demolished Joe Cullen while defending champion Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and world No 1 Luke Humphries all advanced to the third round of the Hungarian Darts Trophy.

World champion Littler eased to a 6-1 rout of Cullen with five 180s and hitting six from eight attempts on the doubles as he reached the last 16 in Budapest with a 94.5 average.

The 18-year-old, who warmed up for this weekend’s tournament by passing his driving theory test, produced a sparkling 12-darter to wrap up the emphatic win over 2022 champion Cullen.

Van Gerwen kicked off his defence of the title with a comfortable 6-2 win over Matthew Dennant, despite 20 missed darts at doubles.

MVG, who ended his two-year wait for a premier title in Amsterdam last weekend, will take on Danny Noppert in an all-Dutch tie on Sunday.

Price, the 2021 champion, converted a stunning 145 finish on his way to a 6-2 success against Richard Veenstra.

The Welshman will now take on the doyen of Dutch darts, Raymond van Barneveld, in a humdinger of a tie.

‘Barney’ averaged just shy of 108 to dispatch 2023 champion Dave Chisnall and boost his hopes of World Grand Prix qualification earlier in the day.

World No 1 Humphries defied an average of 99 from former World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall to secure a 6-4 victory.

More to follow…

2025 Hungarian Darts Trophy

Saturday September 20

Round two

Afternoon session
Martin Schindler 6-2 Ryan Joyce
Cameron Menzies 6-4 Ross Smith
Danny Noppert 6-5 Rob Owen
Chris Dobey 6-3 Darren Beveridge
Rob Cross 6-3 Daryl Gurney
James Wade 6-3 Luke Woodhouse
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Dave Chisnall

Evening session (1800 BST)
Niko Springer 6-1 Damon Heta
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Richard Veenstra
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Luke Littler 6-1 Joe Cullen
Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting vs Thibault Tricole
Josh Rock vs Ricardo Pietreczko
Mike De Decker vs Tom Bissell

Sunday September 21

Afternoon session (1200 BST)
Round three

Evening session (1800 BST)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

What’s next on Sky Sports?

The 2025 BoyleSports World Grand Prix will take place at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester, from October 6-12, as 32 of the world’s top stars compete in one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments.

Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries are set to be joined by world champion Luke Littler in the field as well as defending champion Mike De Decker, who stormed to victory in 2024.

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