Darts sensation Luke Littler made a surprising admission on live TV after beating Nathan Aspinall.

The 17-year-old defeated close friend Aspinall 5-2 at Alexandra Palace on New Year's Day, and will now play Stephen Bunting in the last four.

This means it's two consecutive years of making the semi-finals at the world championships for Littler, who burst onto the scene in 2023 before being beaten by Luke Humphries in the final.

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Despite his box office darts and power scoring, Littler has revealed that he doesn't even practice on his days off.

"I said in my interview yesterday, I like this, obviously, you play, you go to sleep, wake up and you're on again," explained the teenager.

"I don't really like having days off because I don't practice. So, I know I'll be back on tomorrow and I'll be up for it again."

Speaking ahead of his clash with Bunting, set to take place on January 2, Littler explained that he's feeling very good going into the latter stages of the tournament.

"I felt the best I have in this tournament so far, so hopefully I can regroup and come back again and it can be the same feeling," added Littler.

"We all know the expectation and it's very different from last year, but tonight I felt the greatest and hopefully I can regroup and feel like I did on that stage tomorrow (Thursday).

"I'd probably only say I felt different in the Ryan Meikle game, and then came through against Ian White, obviously the 3-1 lead was crucial against Ian, and then the tough test against Ryan, I think that's what I needed, and then tonight I just settled."

Chris Dobey, who defeated Gerwyn Price on New Year's Day, will face Michael Van Gerwen in the other semi-final.