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PDC World Championship day 15 highlights: Littler sets up Van Gerwen final

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Hello and welcome back to Flashscore UK's Darts Tracker! It's time for the World Championship semi-finals as Michael van Gerwen, Chris Dobey, Luke Littler and Stephen Bunting face-off at Alexandra Palace.

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23:09 GMT - That about wraps things up for us tonight. Join us again tomorrow, for the big finale!

22:45 GMT - Littler takes the first leg of the seventh set. He's on the verge of booking his place in the final.

Bunting takes the second leg: 1-1.

And Littler takes the third! 2-1. 

And 'The Nuke' finishes the job in style! He takes the final leg to win it 6-1.

22:26 GMT - Bunting has the darts ahead of the sixth set. 

And Littler takes the first leg. If he wins the set, he'll be just another away from booking his spot in tomorrow's final.

Bunting takes the second leg to level things up: 1-1.

Bunting takes the third! 2-1.

Littler takes the fourth leg and ties things up: 2-2.

Littler takes the fifth leg and wins the set! He's now in touching distance. 5-1.

22:13 GMT - Littler has the darts as the fifth set is about to get underway. A reminder that a player needs six sets to win the tie.

Bunting takes the first leg. Can he mount an incredible comeback? 1-0.

'The Bullet' races to a 2-0 lead in legs! He's hitting a three-dart average of 113.35 so far in this set.

Littler takes the third leg to put his stamp on things: 2-1.

Bunting takes the leg and the set! That cuts Littler's lead to 4-1.

22:04 GMT - Bunting has the darts and now really needs to get something on the board, so to speak.

And 'The Bullet' takes the first leg! Exactly what he needed: 1-0.

But Littler roars back and level things up: 1-1.

'The Nuke' then takes the second leg and now looks to claim the fourth set to really get a grip on the place on offer for tomorrow's final: 2-1.

And he does so! Littler now leads 4-0 and he's playing some wonderful darts.

21:58 GMT - Littler has taken the first leg of the third set over Bunting. He's in the mood tonight.

And Bunting takes the second leg! 1-1. He needs to use this momentum before 'The Nuke' starts to run away with this.

Littler takes the third leg and now leads 2-1.

Bunting wins the fourth leg and ties it up again at 2-2. Great darts, big moment ahead.

Littler takes the final leg and the set! He now leads 3-0.

21:52 GMT - It's safe to say golfing star Justin Rose is enjoying the action tonight! "Stand up if you love the darts," he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Before adding: "Strong first set from (Luke Littler)."

21:50 GMT - Littler has the darts ahead of the third set as he aims to put one leg in tomorrow's final with Michael van Gerwen.

21:37 GMT - Bunting has the darts as we begin the second set.

But it's Littler who takes the first leg of the set. The teenager is looking sharp tonight.

Curse of the commentator, perhaps, as Bunting takes the second leg after Littler's lost throw on 25: 1-1.

But 'The Nuke' recovers well and takes the third leg: 2-1.

And Littler has expertly taken the third leg to win the set! 2-0.

21:28 GMT - Littler takes the first leg of the first set, and we are underway!

And Littler takes the second leg! 'The Nuke' is hitting a three-dart average of 115.62 thus far: 2-0 in legs.

Bunting gets a leg back! 2-1, and he now has the darts to start the next.

And Bunting takes the next one. We are now level: 2-2.

Littler takes the set! He took the first two legs with ease, but Bunting has given him something to think about. 1-0.

21:21 GMT - Littler has the darts as we look to get started. We should see things kick-off in the next five minutes or so.

21:06 GMT - Attention now shifts to tonight's other semi-final as Luke Littler takes on Stephen Bunting.

Who will Michael van Gerwen face in tomorrow's final? Will it be the teenage sensation or the Scouse fan-favourite? Stick with us to find out.

20:57 GMT - We're now into the seventh set. A win here would see Van Gerwen book his place in tomorrow's final.

Dobey takes the first leg!

Van Gerwen takes the second and levels things up: 1-1 in legs. The Dutchman is currently hitting a three-dart average of 111.50.

'Mighty Mike' takes the third leg and now leads: 2-1.

Van Gerwen takes the leg to win the set and the match! 6-1.

20:44 GMT - Van Gerwen has the darts ahead of the sixth set as he looks to put this match arguably beyond Dobey.

The Dutchman does indeed take the first leg. He's looking very comforatble out there.

Dobey takes the second leg! He is currently hitting a three-dart average of 106.64: 1-1 in legs.

Dobey takes the third leg and now leads 2-1. Exactly what he needs and the crowd loves it. Now, can he finish the job here?

Van Gerwen takes the fourth leg to tie things up at 2-2. 

Van Gerwen then expertly takes the fifth leg. He now leads 5-1 and it's a long, long way back for Dobey.

20:30 GMT - Dobey has the darts ahead of the fifth set.

Van Gerwen takes the first leg and looks to be in a fine mood tonight.

He then quickly takes the second leg, hitting two 180s on the way: 2-0.

And Van Gerwen takes the set! He now leads 4-1.

20:26 GMT - Van Gerwen wins the first leg of the fourth set.

And the Dutchman then quickly takes the second leg. He could be about to right the wrong of the previous set. 2-0 in legs.

Incredible from 'Mighty Mike', who takes the fourth set without dropping a leg. 3-1 in sets.

Van Gerwen had a three-dart average of 107.36 in that set, by the way.

20:19 GMT - Dobey takes the first leg of the third set: 1-0.

And then he takes the second! 2-0 in legs. The home crowd enjoyed that one!

Dobey takes the set!

He claims the third and decisive leg to get one over Van Gerwen without dropping a leg. 2-1.

20:13 GMT - Dobey has the darts ahead of the third set. He really could do with getting something on the board, so to speak.

The Englishman hit a three-dart average of 102.08 in the previous set, so Van Gerwen will need to continue bringing his A-game.

20:03 GMT - Dobey takes the first leg of the second set. Exactly what he needed: 1-0.

Van Gerwen strikes back to take the second leg, currently hitting a three-dart average of 90.16 in the second set: 1-1 in legs.

The Dutchmen then takes the third leg to lead 2-1. Exactly not what Dobey needed.

Dobey takes the fourth leg rapidly to level things up: 2-2 in legs.

A tight one! But Van Gerwen takes the second set after triumphing in the five and decisive leg. 2-0.

19:59 GMT - Van Gerwen has the darts ahead of the second set. A reminder that, as this is a semi-final, a player will need six sets to win the match.

19:53 GMT - We are underway and Van Gerwen takes the first leg of the first set over Dobey.

In quick succession, the Dutchman then takes the second: 2-0 in legs.

Dobey gets one back and cuts Van Gerwen's lead in legs to 2-1, with a three-dart average of 97.05.

Van Gerwen then expertly takes the third leg to claim the set: 1-0.

19:32 GMT - Chris Dobey has the darts to start the first set against Michael van Gerwen. We should get underway in about 15 minutes.

17:50 GMT - We're in for some high-quality darts tonight! All four men are deserving of a spot in the final, but perhaps the fans want to see Luke Littler take on Michael van Gerwen tomorrow?

17:15 GMT - Speaking ahead of his clash with Chris Dobey this evening, darts sensation Michael van Gerwen said: "I believe I can still do more, but... I definitely have a chance."

The Dutchman continues his bid for a fourth Sid Waddell Trophy at Ally Pally tonight. “I think I have a lot of confidence and a lot of experience," he added, when asked about his forthcoming ninth World Championship semi-final.

Van Gerwen spoke to the official PDC website. You can read the full interview here.

16:00 GMT - Hello and welcome back to Flashscore UK's Darts Tracker!

Tonight, four of the best darts players in the world will compete for their shot at the World Championship title at Alexandra Palace.

First up, at 19:40 GMT, is a clash between England's Chris Dobey and 'Mighty Mike' van Gerwen.

Later, at around 21:30 GMT, teenage sensation Luke Littler will take on fan-favourite Stephen Bunting.

Click the links above to follow those matches LIVE, but we will also keep you up-to-the-minute on everything happening at Ally Pally with our Darts Tracker.