World champion Luke Littler has survived a scare to set up a blockbuster quarter-final with the hosts' top thrower Damon Heta at the Australian Darts Masters in Wollongong.
Australian No.1 Heta was inspired on his homecoming, proving the star of the night as he averaged 109.98 and landed four ton-plus check-outs to dispatch Melbourne veteran James Bailey in six straight legs at the star-studded event on Friday.
It earned him a mouth-watering last-eight clash with the English teenage phenomenon Littler, who was far from his best as he had to survive being taken to the last leg by New Zealand's world No.94 Haupai Puha before emerging with a 6-5 victory.
