Darts results LIVE: Luke Littler BEATS Damon Heta with ease in Austrian Open second round clash – latest updates

Second round highlights

It's been a thrilling day in Graz.

We've seen the boy wonder Luke Littler deliver again.

Ross Smith won an epic battle against Barney to progress to the final day.

While last year's winner Jonny Clayton is also off to a flyer.

And let's not discount the brilliance of MVG and Bunting.

Tomorrow will be epic.

Results recap

Here's how tonight's action panned out.

Littler 6-2 Heta

It's all over... in a flash.

The Nuke is through with another outstanding display.

He made six of his 13 checkouts, scored four 180s and averaged 105.08.

18 100 plus throws too just shows how difficult it is to keep up with him.

Littler 5-2 Heta

Littler's on the verge.

It's worth noting he's landed eight 140 plus scores too.

It's a commanding performance from the teenager.

The average now is over 105! He just gets better as the match goes on.

Littler 4-2 Heta

And now it's four!

His 100 plus thrown count is so impressive and he's already landed over 15 in this match.

He is just so prolific at the oche.

Littler 3-2 Heta

Littler's stepped it up again.

His average has now crept up to 101.44, after dipping. below 91.

He's thrown three 180s already.

Littler 2-2 Heta

Misses both in leg four.

Littler was stuck on 10s, while Heta needed three.

Heta got there first, and we're level.

Littler 2-1 Heta

He's not quite getting his finishes in.

And that gave Heta a chance to win the third leg. In fact, he's made just two of his six checkouts.

Average down to 91. Mini wobble.

Littler 2-0 Heta

Luke 'The Nuke' is wasting no time here.

He checks out 20 to take the second leg.

Going into the third leg his average is a game high 101.42.

Ominous sign for Heta that.

Littler 1-0 Heta

What a checkout to take the first leg.

Littler makes light work of 126 to draw first blood.

And he threw a 180 in that opener.

Up next is starboy

For the final showdown of the night it's the boy wonder.

Luke Littler takes on Damon Heta imminently.

Stay tuned.

Clayton 6-1 Dobey

The defending champ is through, and in some style too.

Jonny Clayton demolishes Chris Dobey 6-1 - with a modest average of 97.19.

But Doby's return was poor at 87.76.

Still, Clayton won't mind that.

Wright 6-5 Lauby

Snakebite somehow finds a way to win this one.

Peter Wright fights off the Americans comeback to secure his spot on finals day.

It went to a deciding leg, and the Scot did it.

Van Gerwen 6-1 de Zwaan

MVG looks unstoppable.

He's destroyed Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-1 in Graz.

A 102.62 average delivered the goods for the Michael, who seems in imperious form.

Another classic

The Austrian Open is bringing out the best in these players.

We've had another thriller as Josh Rock sets up a Last 16 tie against Danny Noppert.

But he was made to work for it - beating Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-5.

Barney's out

Ross Smith has won a belter.

It finished 6-5 to Smudger, who won the deciding leg with a 12-darter against Raymond van Barneveld.

Smith also managed a 105.96 average.

Amazing stuff.

Not so Klose

Daniel Klose was a last-minute entry, but he's wasted no time in progressing to the next round.

He has seen off Andrew Gilding 6-2 in another comfortable win.

The German will feature in the final day's play.

Schindler 6-0 Pietreczko

That's brutal from Martin Schindler.

Fresh from winning his first PDC title, the German thrashes Pikachu in tonight's opener.

He wins all six legs, averaging over 101.

Tonight's action

We've got Littler, MVG, and Barney on tonight - all the favourites.

Jonny Clayton kicks off his title defence against Chris Dobey.

Results from the second round

Here's the results so far at the Austrian Open. The action resumes from 18:00.

Hitting the Beau's eye!

Beau Greaves has overtaken English rival Fallon Sherrock at the top of the PDC Women's Series Order of Merit.

Greaves finally got her season into gear by making the final of all four events last weekend - winning twice.

Greaves is in first place after eight of the 24 Women's Series tournaments with 8,400 pounds.

She took over the lead position from Fallon Sherrock, who recorded a sole run to the final as her best result of the weekend.

The "Queen of the Palace" brought her total prize money to 6900 pounds, keeping Mikuru Suzuki (6300 pounds) and Noa-Lynn van Leuven (5900 pounds) still below her.

Van Gerwen gives Littler nickname

Michael van Gerwen has revealed the cheeky nickname he has given to Luke Littler.

Van Gerwen, 35, and Littler, 17, have beaten each other four times apiece in this year's Premier League, and a fascinating rivalry has developed between the pair in 2024.

Littler's impressive Premier League campaign follows on from his remarkable run to the World Championship final at the turn of the year, and as he moved through the tournament Littler revealed his celebratory meal of choice was a kebab.

Van Gerwen has picked up on that, and has now admitted he cheekily refers to Littler as 'kebab boy'.

Remaining Round of 32 fixtures

Dave Chisnall vs Brendan Dolan

Ricardo Pietreczko vs Martin Schindler

Daniel Klose vs Andrew Gilding

Ross Smith vs Raymond van Barneveld

Josh Rock vs Dimitri Van den Bergh

Michael van Gerwen vs Jeffrey de Zwaan

Peter Wright vs Danny Lauby II

Jonny Clayton vs Chris Dobey

Damon Heta vs Luke Littler

Order of play

Joe Cullen vs Darius Labanauskas is up next at the Austrian Open after Ryan Searle lost to Gian van Veen 6-5.

Premier League Darts star Rob Cross then takes on Daryl Gurney.