Luke Littler threatens Dutch boycott after boos at World Series Finals in Amsterdam

[p]The world champion edged [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspinall-nathan/KURJJrU5/"]Aspinall[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/aspinall-n-KURJJrU5/littler-l-0URN6Xks/summary/stats/?mid=COfl5FP6"]10-9[/a] in the last 16 at Amsterdam's AFAS Live, taking the final two legs to keep alive his bid to become the first player to win all 10 major televised titles in a single calendar year. He has claimed the opening five.[/p][p]The result was overshadowed by the reception [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/littler-luke/0URN6Xks/"]Littler[/a] got from the home crowd. Referee Charlie Corstorphine had to step in on Saturday night, a repeat of the hostility "The Nuke" faced during Friday's victory over Dutch favourite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noppert-danny/YmMfGEz0/"]Danny Noppert[/a].[/p][embed guid="7fcaddf6-d664-4c3b-9ca4-8be82d8901fb" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2101417279044874502" social-type="twitter" /][p]Littler has drawn this line before, staying away from European Tour events in Germany over his treatment there, and told reporters he was "100 per cent" ready to do the same across the border.[/p][h2]'There's no point'[/h2][p]"[b]If the Dutch stay like this, then I'm not going to do any Euro tours over there,"[/b] he said. [b]"There's just no point in me travelling, wasting my time while I'm getting booed. I just want to play my darts, obviously sign autographs.[/b][/p][p][b]"The past two nights, I've done nothing; I've just walked off stage without thanking anybody. There's no point thanking everyone when they are booing me."[/b][/p][embed guid="b286290a-7398-4c53-bd4c-3f54d7cf79b2" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2101415859860238453" social-type="twitter" /][p]On Germany, he added: [b]"I haven't been for a long time, we will have to see in Dortmund whether it changes or stays the same."[/b][/p][p]Littler faces [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clayton-jonny/tx0y2xRD/"]Jonny Clayton[/a] in the quarter-finals on Sunday after the Welshman recovered to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sakai-motomu/bwXXoVMU/"]Motomu Sakai[/a] 10-8.[/p][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a] saw off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/long-jim/ENiPRh9J/"]Jim Long[/a] 10-5, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wade-james/MRrXjBAB/"]James Wade[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a] 10-7 to set up a meeting of former champions, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rock-josh/xKxxNY1P/"]Josh Rock[/a] defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/searle-ryan/UFF3Eh5C/"]Ryan Searle[/a] 10-7 to set up a clash against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-ross/l8mIsYNm/"]Ross Smith[/a], a 10-5 winner over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gurney-daryl/UBbHHv2p/"]Daryl Gurney[/a].[/p][h2]Humphries bows out[/h2][p]The afternoon session delivered the biggest shock as world number two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Luke Humphries[/a] went out 10-9 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-duijvenbode-dirk/fVUrttSI/"]Dirk van Duijvenbode[/a].[/p][p]Roared on by his home support, the Dutchman was joined on stage afterwards by his young son Levi.[/p][p][b]"Having my kid here is the best thing in my life,"[/b] Van Duijvenbode said.[/p][p][b]"I won this game because he was here. When you are playing against the world number two you are always nervous. When I looked up at him he made me so happy every time. It made me so relaxed. In the end that is the reason I won it."[/b][/p][p]Van Duijvenbode meets [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a], a 10-7 winner over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sedlacek-karel/MgQ7sJG9/"]Karel Sedlacek[/a], in an all-Dutch quarter-final.[/p][p]Finals Day concludes on Sunday, with the quarter-finals in the afternoon before the semi-finals and final from 18:00 BST. The winner in Amsterdam takes home £100,000.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/world/world-series-finals/results/"]Follow the World Series Finals with Flashscore[/a][/h2]