• Littler’s title defence ends in 2-1 first-round loss

• Michael van Gerwen also crashes out of last 32

Luke Littler suffered a 2-1 defeat to Luke Woodhouse on his return to the oche as the defence of his World Grand Prix title ended at the first hurdle.

The world No 1 was aiming to bounce back from his quarter-final exit to Jonny Clayton in the World Series of Darts in Amsterdam a week ago. Littler threatened to boycott tournaments in the Netherlands after being booed and whistled during the event, and missed the latest Players Championship events in Den Bosch.

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