Unseeded Luke Littler learns Austrian Darts Open draw with potential nightmare second-round clash against fierce rival
LUKE LITTLER has learned who he will face at the Austrian Darts Open.
The European Tour rolls into Graz between April 26-28.
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A number of big names have been handed byes into round two.
However, Premier League Darts leader Littler is not among them.
Instead, the unseeded 17-year-old – who has instead qualified through the Order of Merit – will face off against a to be confirmed host nation qualifier in the first round on Friday, April 26.
Should he progress, the Nuke faces a nightmare tie against Australian Damon Heta on the Saturday.
Heta, 36, got the better of Littler in their first meeting at the UK Open back in March as the Heat beat the Warrington teen 10-8.
Littler did not seem to take the loss well and appeared to turn his back on Heta after he was knocked out.
Austrian Open round one draw
Below you can find the full draw for the Austrian Open later this month.
(1) Dave Chisnall v Brendan Dolan/Host Nation Qualifier 3
(16) Joe Cullen v Darius Labanauskas/Madars Razma
(8) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Arron Monk/Ritchie Edhouse
(9) Ryan Searle v Jose de Sousa/Gian van Veen
(4) Rob Cross v Martin Lukeman/Daryl Gurney
(13) Stephen Bunting v Richard Veenstra/Ricky Evans
(5) Jonny Clayton v Graham Hall/Chris Dobey
(12) Ricardo Pietreczko v Martin Schindler/James Wade
(2) Damon Heta v Luke Littler/Host Nation Qualifier 1
(15) Krzysztof Ratajski v Dom Taylor/Host Nation Qualifier 4
(7) Josh Rock v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Gabriel Clemens
(10) Danny Noppert v Wessel Nijman/Romeo Grbavac
(3) Gerwyn Price v Andrew Gilding/Host Nation Qualifier 2
(14) Ross Smith v Raymond van Barneveld/Mike De Decker
(6) Michael van Gerwen v Jeffrey de Zwaan/Karel Sedlacek
(11) Peter Wright v Danny Lauby/Ryan Joyce
However, Littler got his revenge on his debut match in the European Tour a week later by beating Heta 6-3 at the Belgian Open.
Other big names involved in the draw include Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Rob Cross.
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Defending champion Jonny Clayton will also be in action from the second round against Graham Hill or Chris Dobey.
Luke Humphries and Gary Anderson have both withdrawn from the event for personal reasons.
The prize pot of the event is £175,000, with £30,000 going to the winner.
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