Luke Littler bounced back from last week's Premier League disappointment by winning a darts tournament in Sweden over the weekend.
The 17-year-old won alongside Chris Dobey in a pairs event at the Swedish Darts Festival as he prepares for Thursday's trip to Belfast.
Littler lost in his quarter-final in the Premier League for just the second time last Thursday, going down 6-4 to Michael Smith.
He therefore failed to pick up any points and dropped out of the play-off places in the table for the first time this season.
Luke Littler won a darts tournament in Sweden over the weekend
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With no PDC event at the weekend, Littler was invited to Sweden where he played five singles matches and two pairs games.
Littler beat local players Anton Ostlund and Viktor Tingstrom in Group A, before overcoming Tingstrom again and Dennis Nilsson in Group C.
He drew 1-1 with 2023 Masters champion Dobey and the duo ended up being on the same team for the pairs matches.
Littler and Dobey beat Wayne Mardle and Madars Razma 2-0 in the semi-final before overcoming Tingstrom and Nilsson in the final.
Littler has won three PDC tournaments since he burst onto the scene at the World Championship in December.
He won the Bahrain Masters in January, triumphed in his first Players Championship, and was victorious at the Belgian Darts Open.
The event in Sweden gave Littler the opportunity to get away from the pressure of the Premier League.
Last Thursday's night in Dublin marked the halfway stage in the group phase of the four-month-long competition.
There are another eight nights remaining for Littler to claw back points and earn a spot in the play-offs at London's O2 Arena in May.
He currently sits fifth in the table with 13 points to his name, level with Smith and Nathan Aspinall above him.
Both Smith and Aspinall have each won one night, putting them ahead of Littler who is yet to win a final.
Littler was far from his best against Smith in Dublin, noticeably struggling with the treble 20 bed.
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Luke Littler and Chris Dobey won in a pairs event in Sweden
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The 2008 BDO world champion Mark Webster claims 'something switched' for Littler after he sped into a 3-1 lead.
Webster said on Sky Sports: "He got 3-1 up and something switched. It wasn't as if Michael Smith blew him away.
"He got a bit slack and he was sort of working on his technique in legs. It just didn't happen for him there.
"He can't dwell on that, he's still in a great position, he's got to go again next week.
Luke Littler had a disappointing night in the Premier League last week
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"He'll be disappointed with the fact he was 3-1 up but he's in a good position in the league phase. He regroups in Belfast."
Littler has a tough task this Thursday in Belfast when he faces world No 1 Luke Humphries.
Humphries sits top of the table after winning the final in the last three weeks.
