Both men are averaging over 100 so far in what has been a high-quality semi-final.

Clayton checks out with 126, the Welshman is keeping up with the world champ so far.

We are about to resume in this first semi-final.

Luke Littler has an 18% success rate at doubles so far in this match.

Improvement needed from the world champion on that particular statistic.

Luke Littler would be better off not checking how his beloved Manchester United are doing during the first break in this match - they have just been knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Fulham.

Perhaps Littler can hold his nerve better than the men in red at Old Trafford.

Luke Littler hit a 180 in each of the first four legs, but he's struggling with the doubles - 14 missed already.

He holds throw here, but there's a half-chance for Clayton in this match if that continues.

Stuart Pyke
Commentator on ITV4

All Jonny has to do is hold his throw [early on].

If he can get to 5-5 at the end of two sessions, he's got a great opportunity.

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With Luke Littler in this form, all Jonny Clayton can do is focus on his own throw.

He can't do that, missing a double nine to check out - but then Littler misses twice at 11s!

Clayton holds, just.

Luke Littler has come to play tonight. The world champion has hit three 180s already in this semi.

He cashes out with a double top, with Clayton nowhere close.

Luke Littler is inches from a 130 check-out to break, hitting treble 20 twice but missing the double.

Jonny Clayton holds his nerve on double 16.

Luke Littler throws first in the opener and starts like a train, getting himself to a double 10 finish after just nine darts.

So quick is his start, he can afford to take NINE darts before finding the double to finish.

A field of 158 players - made up of PDC tour card holders and various qualifiers - began their bids for UK Open success on Friday, competing for silverware and a winner's prize of £110,000.

They have been whittled down to the final four, who will do battle tonight.

All matches in the semis and final are best of 21 legs. There's no sets, it is just a straight count up - so first to 11 legs wins.

Ready for a shoot-out? Here we go...

Luke Littler is currently ranked number two in the PDC's Order of Merit, external ranking system, with only Luke Humphries ahead of him.

The Order of Merit is calculated over a two-year rolling cycle and Littler has earned more than £1.1m in prize money from ranking events during the current timeframe - not including the money earned from his Premier League win last year as that is an invitational tournament.

World number one Humphries has earned about £1.9m.

However, Littler has only been among the professional ranks for about 15 months so the 18-year-old has no money to defend in terms of his ranking until the next edition of the World Championship in December.

If he can secure a couple of big ranking-event wins between now and the end of 2025, he may well be on course for that number one spot.

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Luke Littler won the biggest darts prize of the lot in January when he lifted the PDC World Championship title for the first time, a couple of weeks before his 18th birthday.

He's aiming to win the UK Open for the first time this evening - his run to the semis this year is his best performance to date at the tournament.

Last year, Littler lost a classic quarter-final against Australia's Damon Heta.

Will tonight be his night?

Alan Warriner-Little
Former World Grand Prix champion on ITV4

Playing Gian [van Veen] was a challenge for Luke, with the way he played in the previous round. He knew what he was up against, he got in front early and didn't relent. He's got through the event through steer determination and he's learning all the time, despite what he's won and what he's achieved.

Speaking of Luke Littler, the world champion is about to make his entrance in Minehead. Master of ceremonies John McDonald is introducing him and Jonny Clayton for their walk-ons.

The first semi-final is a few minutes away...

The past three UK Open finals have all gone the distance to end 11-10.

Danny Noppert, Andrew Gilding and last year's champion Dimitri Van den Bergh were all on the right side of thrilling deciding legs - will we have the same drama in store in the 2025 final?

One of the major features of the UK Open is that while players are seeded to enter at different stages of the tournament, it features a completely open draw.

Top seeds like Luke Humphries and Luke Littler came in at the last-64 stage on Friday, and theoretically could have been drawn to face each other in that round.

It can lead to some blockbuster ties in the early rounds and also throws up some surprise names in the latter stages.

In recent years, Andrew Gilding (2023) and Danny Noppert (2022) both won their first - and, to date, only - PDC major televised titles at the UK Open.

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Expect a well-refreshed and fancily dressed crowd in Minehead tonight.

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