Hungarian Darts Trophy: Luke Littler demolishes Joe Cullen while Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries advance to third round
Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Luke Humphries all advance to Finals Day at the Hungarian Darts Trophy; watch the BoyleSports World Grand Prix live on Sky Sports from October 6-12 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester
Saturday 20 September 2025 22:16, UK
Luke Littler demolished Joe Cullen while defending champion Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and world No 1 Luke Humphries all advanced to the third round of the Hungarian Darts Trophy.
World champion Littler eased to a 6-1 rout of Cullen with five 180s and hitting six from eight attempts on the doubles as he reached the last 16 in Budapest with a 94.5 average.
The 18-year-old, who warmed up for this weekend's tournament by passing his driving theory test, produced a sparkling 12-darter to wrap up the emphatic win over 2022 champion Cullen.
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Littler will face Germany's Martin Schindler after 'The Wall' reeled off five consecutive legs to dispatch birthday boy Ryan Joyce 6-2.
Van Gerwen kicked off his defence of the title with a comfortable 6-2 win over Matthew Dennant, despite 20 missed darts at doubles.
MVG, who ended his two-year wait for a premier title in Amsterdam last weekend, will take on Danny Noppert in an all-Dutch tie on Sunday.
Price, the 2021 champion, converted a stunning 145 finish on his way to a 6-2 success against Richard Veenstra.
The Welshman will now take on the doyen of Dutch darts, Raymond van Barneveld, in a humdinger of a tie.
'Barney' averaged just shy of 108 to dispatch 2023 champion Dave Chisnall and boost his hopes of World Grand Prix qualification earlier in the day.
"Today it just clicked," reflected Van Barneveld, who was irrepressible from start to finish at the MVM Dome, registering five 180s and converting an effortless 144 checkout to cap off a vintage display.
"I went back to the shorter stems a couple of weeks ago and I feel more positive.
"Very often I don't manage to take my form from the practice room on to the stage, but today it worked and I'm really happy with this win."
World No 1 Humphries defied an average of 99 from former World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall to win 6-4 and begin his bid for back-to-back European Tour titles, landing 68, 72 and 130 combinations in the latter stages of the contest.
The former world champion will now renew his rivalry with World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker, who won through a one-sided affair against Tom Bissell in Saturday's finale.
Josh Rock defied 124, 126 and 161 finishes from Ricardo Pietreczko to triumph in a high-quality encounter, as he sets his sights on reaching a third straight European Tour final.
Thibault Tricole now awaits Rock in round three, after the French thrower survived eight match darts and fought back from 5-2 down to celebrate a landmark win against fourth seed Stephen Bunting.
Round Three will take place on Sunday afternoon, before the tournament concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in a bumper evening session.
2025 Hungarian Darts Trophy
Saturday September 20
Round Two Results
Afternoon session
Martin Schindler 6-2 Ryan Joyce
Cameron Menzies 6-4 Ross Smith
Danny Noppert 6-5 Rob Owen
Chris Dobey 6-3 Darren Beveridge
Rob Cross 6-3 Daryl Gurney
James Wade 6-3 Luke Woodhouse
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Dave Chisnall
Evening session
Niko Springer 6-1 Damon Heta
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Richard Veenstra
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Luke Littler 6-1 Joe Cullen
Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Thibault Tricole 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock 6-3 Ricardo Pietreczko
Mike De Decker 6-2 Tom Bissell
Sunday September 21
Afternoon session (1200 BST)
Round Three
Chris Dobey vs Cameron Menzies
Michael van Gerwen vs Danny Noppert
Gerwyn Price vs Raymond van Barneveld
Luke Littler vs Martin Schindler
James Wade vs Kim Huybrechts
Josh Rock vs Thibault Tricole
Rob Cross vs Niko Springer
Luke Humphries vs Mike De Decker
Evening session (1800 BST)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
What's next on Sky Sports?
The 2025 BoyleSports World Grand Prix will take place at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester, from October 6-12, as 32 of the world's top stars compete in one of the sport's most prestigious tournaments.
Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries are set to be joined by world champion Luke Littler in the field as well as defending champion Mike De Decker, who stormed to victory in 2024.
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