Luke Littler plays in tonight’s second semi-final, against Stephen Bunting. The first match of the evening is Michael van Gerwen, the three-times champion, against Chris Dobey, starting at 7.45pm. In the build-up to tonight’s semi-finals, Luke Littler was fat-shamed on Good Morning Britain.

Michael van Gerwen is into the semi-final of the World Darts Championship thanks to a pulsating 5-3 victory over Callan Rydz on New Year’s Day. The two players had shown fantastic form to reach the last eight and there was no slowing down from either of them with a semi-final place on the line.

World Darts Championships live coverage as Chris Dobey takes on Michael van Gerwen before Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting

The two men traded maximums in an enthralling contest before Van Gerwen capitalised on a Rydz miss to take it 5-3.

Luke Littler advanced to the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship for a second year running as he cruised past Nathan Aspinall 5-2 in their last-eight clash. The 17-year-old hit 15 maximums, taking his tally for the tournament past the half-century mark,

Michael van Gerwen has hinted that Chris Dobey may well struggle under pressure when the pair meet in the World Darts Championship semi-finals on Thursday night. MVG booked his spot in the semis with a brilliant 5-3 win over Callan Rydz which saw the Dutchman average over 103 and continue his run of improving his average in each round at Alexandra Palace.