Luke Littler advances to the semi-finals of the World Matchplay after defeating Josh Rock in the quarter-final stage. Both outlets report that Littler wins convincingly, with a dominant performance that puts him into the last four. His victory sets up a semi-final against Dirk van Duijvenbode. Van Duijvenbode reaches the semi-finals by overcoming Gary Anderson in a closely contested match, described as a thriller. The results leave Littler paired with van Duijvenbode in the next round, while the Anderson match outcome determines the other semi-finalist. Across the accounts, the key sequence is Littler’s quarter-final win over Rock and van Duijvenbode’s hard-fought victory over Anderson, establishing the semi-final matchup for the World Matchplay.