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Luke Littler expelled from Baltic Sea Open following shock defeat to Wessel Nijman | Darts News

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Luke Littler expelled from Baltic Sea Open following shock defeat to Wessel Nijman | Darts News

Luke Littler made a surprise exit in the first round of the NEO.bet Baltic Sea Open in Kiel losing 6-3 to world number 97 Wessel Nijman.

Littler was well below his best in his bid for a third European Tour title of the year at the Wunderino Arena against Dutchman Nijman, who had already beaten the English teenager on the development tour.

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“For Luke, it’s obviously very difficult to play a Premier League night and then go to a European Tour event,” conceded Nijman, who will face Dutch icon Michael van Gerwen in the second round on Saturday.

“For me, it’s like being in darts heaven! I tried my luck tonight and I’m very happy with this victory.

“Playing Luke on Friday, then Michael on Saturday, it doesn’t get any worse, but if I play my own game, I know I can make it difficult for Michael tomorrow night.”

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Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler had a stage to forget in their semi-final encounter on night 15 of the Premier League in Leeds

World number 4 Nathan Aspinall was knocked out 6-2 by Ritchie Edhouse, who averaged 106.46, and world number 9 Dimitri van den Bergh also made an early exit, losing 6-3 to Daryl Gurney .

German No. 1 Martin Schindler bowed out after being beaten 6-3 by Belgian world number 40 Mike de Decker and another local favorite, Gabriel Clemens, lost in the final match to Andy Baetens.

Veteran Raymond van Barneveld scored a 6-1 victory over Daniel Larsson, while James Wade and Jermaine Wattimena were among the progressives.

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