Defending champion Luke Littler strolled into the World Matchplay final with a 17-5 demolition of unseeded Dirk van Duijvenbode in Blackpool.
The world number one raced in an 8-2 advantage and was averaging 117.10 and on course to beat Phil Taylor’s tournament match average record of 114.99
Littler admitted afterwards that distracted him and his level did drop slightly as he finished with an average just below 111.
However, that leaves him well placed to beat Taylor’s tournament average of 106.31, with Littler’s currently at 110.88.
The teenager’s victory also means he has now amassed more than £3m in the PDC’s order of merit, and is more than £2m clear of world number two Luke Humphries.
Littler will face Wales’ Gerwyn Price in Sunday’s final after he beat Netherlands’ Gian van Veen 17-10.
Sunday’s final gets under way at 20:05 BST, with the Women’s World Matchplay taking place in the afternoon session from 13:00 – Beau Greaves and defending champion Lisa Ashton the top two seeds.
