LUKE 'The Nuke' Littler says it is going to take something special to stop him becoming the world champion after his amazing Alexandra Palace sequence continued.

The Warrington 16-year-old became the youngest semi-finalist ever after he beat Brendan Dolan 5-1 in the quarter-final, delighting a sell-out Ally Pally crowd and the millions watching at home and in pubs across the globe.

A semi-final against 2018 winner Rob Cross is next up tomorrow night and he is clearly a genuine contender to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy on Wednesday, perhaps even more so now that tournament favourite Michael van Gerwen has been knocked out 5-3 by Scott Williams this evening.

'The Nuke' believes it is going to “take a lot” to stop his juggernaut.

“It feels unbelievable. I would never have thought I would have got to the semis on my debut year,” he said.

“Brendan was just another opponent in my way and I have brushed him aside and now I am into the semi-final.

“It’s going to take a lot to stop me, based on my performances so far. But it is about whatever Luke Littler turns up.

“I have got the ability to go all the way, if it’s not to be tomorrow night, it’s not to be.

“I know I have got a good chance and I have got a good feeling I could go all the way tomorrow.”

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Dolan had beaten former world champions Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson but could not compete with Littler, who finished with an average of 101.93.

This performance will only heighten Littler’s celebrity status and his exploits have already transcended the world of darts.

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) will be coming under increasing pressure to hand him a place in the forthcoming Premier League.

But Littler is not expecting a call-up to the weekly event that runs from February to May.

“I have seen what the Premier League does, like Monday, Tuesday I’d be playing Pro Tours, Wednesday a Euro Tour qualifier, Premier League on a Thursday, then a Euro event at the weekend,” he said.

“I think the PDC will keep me out of it, it will be brutal like everybody said.

“If I do get picked I do, if I don’t, then I am not expecting it. I didn’t expect to get to the semi-finals, look at other some of the other pros, this is my first major, they deserve it more than me.”

He will meet Cross in the semi-finals after the 2018 champion produced one of the most memorable Alexandra Palace comebacks.

Cross looked dead and buried when he was 4-0 down after barely 45 minutes as Chris Dobey played one of the matches of his life.

However, the off-stage break worked wonders for Cross as the former electrician sparked into life.

He reeled off four sets of his own and then took out 130 to seal a famous win.