Luke Littler won the World Matchplay title last month Luke Littler's hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship finals in November took a hit as he was defeated by Jermaine Wattimena in the quarter-finals of PC27 in Leicester.♪

卢克·利特勒上个月赢得了世界对抗赛冠军 卢克·利特勒在11月晋级球员锦标赛决赛的希望受挫，他在莱斯特举行的PC27四分之一决赛中被杰梅因·沃蒂梅纳击败。

Littler, playing in his first Pro Tour event in 2026, was forced into a last-leg decider, and the Dutchman hit a 115 checkout to claim his first victory in six meetings against Littler on the PDC tour.♪

利特勒在2026年首次参加职业巡回赛，被迫进入最后一回合决胜，这位荷兰选手以115分结束，赢得了他在PDC巡回赛中六次对阵利特勒的首场胜利。

The 19-year-old was in a positive mood afterwards though, posting "on the move" on Instagram.♪

不过，这位19岁的女孩赛后心情积极，在Instagram上发布了"正在移动"的帖子。

Qualification for November's finals is important for Littler as he aims to complete the calendar sweep of ranking events in 2026.♪

晋级11月决赛对利特勒来说非常重要，因为他力图完成2026年排名赛事的赛历横扫。

The top 64 players in the Players Championship qualify for Minehead in November and Littler, who skipped the first 26 events on the circuit, sits in 141st place after claiming £4,000 on Tuesday.♪

球员锦标赛排名前64的选手将获得11月迈恩黑德的参赛资格，利特勒在本次赛事中跳过了前26场比赛，凭借周二赢得4000英镑奖金，排名第141位。

There are seven Players Championship events remaining for The Nuke to get in to the top 64 - including one on Wednesday at the same venue.♪

还有七场球员锦标赛赛事，核子队才能进入前64名——其中包括周三在同一场地举行的一场。

However, he has previously stated his intention to only feature in the UK events, meaning he would only have three more opportunities to climb up the order of merit.♪

不过，他此前表示只打算参加英国赛事，这意味着他只有三次机会可以攀升排名。

Littler is currently £22,250 behind 64th-placed Mario Vandenbogaerde.♪

利特勒目前落后第64名马里奥·范登博加尔德22,250英镑。

Victory at one of the events earns you £15,000, while runners-up receive £10,000.♪

在其中一项赛事中获胜可获得15,000英镑，亚军可获得10,000英镑。