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Players Championship 11: Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen suffer surprise first-round defeats

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Luke Littler suffered a surprise early exit in the 11th Players Championship of the year with a 6-3 defeat by Dylan Slevin.

World champion Littler averaged 90.11 compared to his opponent’s 92.74 as he fell in the first round of the tournament in Leicester.

Slevin, ranked 61st in the PDC order of merit, had raced into a 4-1 lead against the Warrington teenager at the Mattioli Arena.

Littler rallied to win the next two legs to reduce the deficit, but 22-year-old Irishman Slevin twice nailed double top on pressure throws to seal victory.

Former world champions Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price also fell at the first hurdle.


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