RYAN BRANLEY has been dubbed the "next Luke Littler" aft making past successful the Modus Super Series.
The 16-year-old darts ace became the event's youngest ever subordinate connected Thursday arsenic helium made his tourney debut.
He follows successful the footsteps of the Nuke, who won 2 seasons successful the Modus Super Series successful 2023.
Branley enjoyed a imagination debut arsenic helium ended his archetypal time apical of the table.
It did not instrumentality agelong for the teen to settler successful either arsenic helium deed a 114 checkout successful conscionable his 2nd limb against Dennis van der Ende.
His 4-1 opening triumph implicit Van der Ende was 1 of 4 wins from 5 matches for Branley.
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After losing to Ross Montgomery successful his 2nd match, helium went connected to spot disconnected Darren Barton, Dan Nicholls and Jamie Kelling.
The wins included a 104.53 average, 3 180s and perfection connected the doubles successful a 4-1 demolition of Barton.
Branley showed it was acold from a fluke arsenic helium returned to the oche connected Friday.
He won some of his archetypal 2 matches connected the 2nd time against Kelling and Nicholls to support his pb successful the standings.
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However, helium brushed disconnected immoderate comparisons to Littler aft being asked astir the pressures of pursuing successful the Nuke's footsteps.
Branley admitted: "I’ve got nary expectations, conscionable bash what I can."
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After catching the oculus successful the Modus Super Series, Littler went connected to scope the last of the PDC World Darts Championship.
The 17-year-old has since continued his meteoric emergence successful his archetypal twelvemonth arsenic a professional.
Littler has picked up 9 lawsuit wins connected circuit successful 2024, including some the Premier League and World Series of Darts Finals.
However, helium volition not adhd to his tally of EuroTour triumphs this weekend.
Instead helium volition instrumentality a play disconnected aft withdrawing from the Hungarian Darts Trophy.
Inside Littler's monolithic rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts satellite by tempest since exploding onto the country astatine the PDC World Championship astatine the opening of the year.