LUKE Littler now knows who he will face when his World Darts Championship resumes after Christmas.

After progressing past Ryan Meikle in record-breaking fashion on Saturday night, the Warringtonian teenager booked a tie against either Ritchie Edhouse or Ian White in the third round.

And it is Runcorn-born White who will be his opponent after he beat 29th seed and reigning European Champion Edhouse 3-1 at Alexandra Palace this afternoon to set up a "local derby" with the 17-year-old fourth seed.

The exact date and time for the match is not yet known, with the full third-round schedule set to be confirmed in the coming days although third-round ties will be played between December 27-29.

White - a quarter-finalist at this tournament back in 2014 - rebounded from losing the first set to storm past an off-colour Edhouse in what was his first game of the championships after receiving a bye through the first round when his opponent Sandro Eric Sosing withdrew through illness.

He also arrived at "Ally Pally" having picked up a victory over three-time world champion Michael Van Gerwen at last month's Players Championship Finals, beating the Dutchman 6-1 in the first round before losing his next game to Mike De Decker, who would go on to lose to Littler in the quarter-finals in Minehead.

Littler won by the same 3-1 scoreline as his next opponent scoreline on Saturday having not had things his own way against Meikle until a stunning final set that saw him average 141 - a record for the championships - and just miss out on a nine-dart leg.