Luke Littler battled past Danny Noppert and a lively Dutch crowd to reach the second round at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. Littler, who has won every major tournament this year, reacted to effectively an away crowd twice in a dramatic contest to beat Noppert 6-4 and keep his hopes of an unprecedented clean sweep alive.

It sparked memories of several nights at this year's Premier League Darts when Littler faced whistles and jeers throughout the series on his way to winning the title. Noppert capitalised on a slow start by Littler to break in the third leg and held a 3-1 lead but the key moment came when he made a mess of a 44 checkout in the sixth leg which allowed Littler to break back and make it 3-3.

Former world champion Gerwyn Price raced into a 5-0 lead against Brody Klinge but the Australian fought back to 5-4 before Price stumbled over the line. Nathan Aspinall fought back from 4-2 down to defeat Raymond Smith 6-4, while James Wade edged out Damon Heta 6-5 after the latter missed a match dart in their deciding leg.

Should Littler win this weekend and win the following two tournaments, the World Grand Prix and European Championship, he would become the first player to hold every major darts title at the same time.