English 16-year-old Luke Littler reaches World Darts Championship ...

Sixteen-year-old Luke Littler has continued his fairytale run at the World Darts Championship, reaching the final with a 6-2 thrashing of Rob Cross at a raucous Alexandra Palace in London.

Key points:Luke Littler is the youngest ever player to advance to the finalHe clinched victory with a double 10Littler will face either Scott Williams or Luke Humphries in the final

Still 19 days shy of his 17th birthday, Littler started a little nervously and lost the opening set but took control with an astonishing display of scoring and double-hitting.

He is the youngest player to reach the final of the championships and Cross, the 2018 champion, could only watch on and admire his fellow Englishman.

The laid-back teenager won six successive legs after trailing for the first time in the tournament. He was simply too clinical for his experienced opponent as he ran away to victory, sealing it with his trusty double 10.

"I have no words, it's just crazy to think I'm in a World Championship final in my debut," Littler told British broadcaster Sky Sports.

"I was happy winning one game but I could go all the way.

"Rob told me, 'God bless, you're a step away, do it'.

"I've just settled on the stage. It took me a few legs to settle in the game and once I found that rhythm, I was good to go."

Littler said he would not change his usual routine before the final.

"I'll do what I've been doing," he said.

"In the morning, I'll go for my ham and cheese omelette, then come here, have a pizza, and then practice on the board.

"That's what I've done every day."

Littler beat five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 in the last 16, before outscoring 50-year-old Brendan Dolan 5-1 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday AEDT.

He will face the winner of the semifinal between Scott Williams or Luke Humphries in the tournament decider on Thursday AEDT.

No unseeded player has ever won the World Darts Championship.

Reuters