Luke Littler fell at the first hurdle against Michael van Gerwen here last year on debut, but he's arguably a much better player now. The World Matchplay is one that he'll be desperate to add to his already impressive tally of trophies, and after Luke Humphries lost last night, he looks primed for another big run in a major event.
Ryan Searle has been completely off the boil at times this season, but showed his class earlier in the year with a victory at PC04. I've said it before, but he hasn't seemed himself since his whitewash defeat at the UK Open against Luke Humphries, and another 6-0 defeat just last week to Humphries won't have helped his confidence coming into this.
Searle could have done with avoiding this draw, and I can see it turning into a miserable evening for him if the teenage sensation puts on a clinic.
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