World champion Luke Littler beat veteran Paul Lim 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Masters.
On his first trip to the oche since retaining his world title at Alexandra Palace on 3 January, Littler put in a statement performance.
The 19-year-old had an average of 106 as he brushed aside 71-year-old Singaporean Lim.
«Not a chance! I will say it now,» England’s Littler replied when asked if he will still be playing into his 70s.
«He’s just class and I wonder when is he going to retire? He still goes very strong in the practice room as well.»
Littler faces Wales’ Gerwyn Price, who saw off Motomu Sakai 6-3, in the last eight. Price was last year’s runner-up in Bahrain after beating Littler in the semi-finals.
Second seed Luke Humphries is also through after a 6-0 win against Abdulla Saeed, while World Championship runner-up Gian van Veen defeated Man Lok Leung 6-2.
Michael van Gerwen is set to play defending champion Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals.
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