Luke Littler will play Gian van Veen in PDC World Darts Championship final on Saturday
Defending champion Littler beats 20th seed Ryan Searle 6-1 to reach third successive World Championship final
Van Veen defeats two-time champion Gary Anderson 6-3 in high-quality semi-final
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Littler 0-1 Searle (0-0)
A strong display from both in the opening set.
Ryan Searle averaged 94.5, Luke Littler averaged 105.
A 75% checkout rate for Searle to Littler's 40%, though, and that makes the difference.
Littler 0-1 Searle
John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports
Ryan Searle defies the oddsmakers and comes out and gets the first set.
He's stated intent.
Littler 0-1 Searle (2-3)
57 from Luke Littler in his first throw, a 64 later and a 60 after that, give Ryan Searle a huge advantage.
Searle has the darts anyway in the final leg of this set and wraps it up before Littler reaches a finish.
Littler 0-0 Searle (2-2)
Image source, PA MediaNobody has broken a throw yet. Luke Littler wins this leg in 10 darts to make it 2-2.
He takes out tops with Ryan Searle back on 256.
Littler 0-0 Searle (1-2)
A let-off for Ryan Searle, who wins the leg with a 16-darter.
Luke Littler doesn't manage to check out 25 in three darts and Searle takes advantage.
Littler 0-0 Searle (1-1)
A 170 for set-up play. Why not?
Luke Littler tees up tops and pins it first time to level.
Littler 0-0 Searle (0-1)
Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports
That'll do.
There won't be many occasions where 17-dart legs will be enough in this match.
Littler 0-0 Searle (0-1)
Early chants for Ryan Searle from the crowd, who love an underdog.
He holds his throw to win the first leg.
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I think this will be a close-fought battle, a lot closer than people will be expecting.
Gary, Andover
Littler 0-0 Searle (0-0)
Here we go...
Game on.
Littler v Searle
Is Luke Littler going to reach the final for the third year in a row? Or could Ryan Searle stop the defending champion?
Time to find out. The walk-ons have started.
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Luke Littler has been an inspiration these past few years. Darts would not be assumed popular without this lad. Hope he wins again.
Richard, Thailand
Littler v Searle
Ryan Searle won the first 17 sets he played at this year's World Championship.
Jonny Clayton took the fourth set of their quarter-final to end Searle's remarkable run.
His record of 19 sets won and two lost at this year's tournament is identical to his semi-final opponent, Luke Littler.
Littler v Searle
John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports
Ryan Searle's had a very good, steady rise up throughout the ranks, and he's now into the top 10.
Everything's a positive for Ryan Searle, this is a free chance to come out and play darts and try to make it happen.
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Settling in for the show. Time for a nine!
Tom, Surrey
We haven't had one yet in this event. Will we tonight?
Littler v Searle
Luke Littler faced some booing in his last-16 victory over Rob Cross on Monday, but he said they were "unbelievable" last night during his win against Krzysztof Ratajski.
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I'm loving the darts - I’m hoping Luke 'The Nuke' Littler wins the title again. It's good to see a lot of new and younger players coming through who will only get better when they get more oche time.
Andrew, Desborough
Littler v Searle
Luke Littler's title defence has gone as well as could be expected so far.
The 18-year-old has lost just two sets across his first five matches, both of them in his fourth-round win against Rob Cross.
That came on a night when Littler was booed by a section of the crowd at Alexandra Palace, but they were fully on his side for last night's straight-set win over Krzysztof Ratajski.
Littler v Searle
Ryan Searle is used to overcoming the odds.
Having reached the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship without dropping a set, the 38-year-old booked his place in the last four by beating fifth seed Jonny Clayton on New Year's Day.
His reward? A last-four contest with defending champion Luke Littler.
But if Searle is the underdog against the teenage prodigy, then he at least has a history of triumphing over adversity.
Searle lives with a rare eyesight condition called Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy - which affects vision by causing the optic nerve to become progressively thinner.
On particularly bad days, Searle is unable to see where his darts land - but he hopes his tale can serve as an inspiration to other sufferers.
"It was only in the last 18 months that I realised what the diagnosis was," said Searle.
"It's been bad for as long as I can remember."
Both semi-finals take place this evening.
The matches are best of 11 sets, meaning the first to win six wins the match.