He will, though, have to guard against complacency when he faces Meikle.
‘The Barber’, currently ranked at 62 in the world, claimed a hard-fought 3-2 win Fallon Sherrock in the opening round on Tuesday and will be out to cause an upset against Littler.
How to watch Luke Littler v Ryan Meikle
TV channel: The tournament will be covered live in full on Sky Sports. Coverage of the evening session gets underway at 7pm GMT on Sky Sports Darts and 8pm GMT on Sky Sports Main Event.
As Littler vs Meikle is the third match scheduled, the first dart is expected to be thrown around 8.45pm GMT.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the game through the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action tonight via Standard Sport’s live blog.
