On Friday, Ryan Searle will play Luke Littler in the opening match of the evening, as Littler seeks a third straight appearance in the final, while Searle is looking to extend his personal best result at a WC. The second game of the evening is between multi-time world champion Gary Anderson and 23-year-old Dutchman Gian van Veen.

Luke Littler is through to a third successive World Darts Championship final at Alexandra Palace.

While much has been said about the incredible Littler who has changed the perception of darts in the UK and become one of the country's biggest stars, over in the Netherlands Van Veen has slowly crept...