Luke Littler and Gian van Veen set for world final rematch at Saudi Masters

Luke Littler will face Gian van Veen in a rematch of their PDC World Championship final after the pair breezed into the quarter-finals of the inaugural Saudi Arabia Masters.

Littler, who turns 19 on Wednesday, was pitted against the evergreen 71-year-old Paul Lim for the second week in a row and, having beaten him 6-1 in Bahrain, the teenager repeated the dose in Riyadh.

The two-time world champion raced out of the traps with back-to-back 14-dart legs and did not have to be at his best to see off Lim, who claimed the fifth leg with a 96 checkout to stave off a whitewash.

An average of 89.33 without a single 180 was still enough for Littler, who will next take on Van Veen after thrashing the Dutchman two weeks ago 7-1 at Alexandra Palace.

Off to a good start in Saudi