Luke Littler has been knocked out of the Players Championship 3 after suffering defeat against Callan Rydz in the quarter-final.
The teenager had won four matches in Leicester on Monday before he was beaten by Rydz in the last eight.
Littler is again in for a busy schedule this week ahead of night four in the Premier League in Newcastle on Thursday.
He has committed to playing a Players Championship on Monday and Tuesday, as well as two European Tour Card Holder Qualifier Events on Wednesday.
Luke Littler has been knocked out of the Players Championship 3 in the quarter-final
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Littler almost crashed out in the first round on Monday when he suffered a major scare against Keane Barry.
Barry had led 5-3 in the first-to-six contest and also had five match darts in the deciding leg.
But Littler won four legs in a row to go through and set up a second-round match against Cameron Menzies.
Menzies also troubled Littler, leading 3-2 after initially trailing 2-0, but the youngster again won four legs in a row to triumph 6-3.
Littler averaged under 90 in that match but raised that to 96.43 with a relatively comfortable 6-2 win over Kevin Doets in the third round.
Littler was back to near his best against Dirk van Duijvenbode, averaging over 101 in a 6-4 win.
But the average came down again in the quarter-final against Rydz and his fellow Englishman took advantage.
Rydz, who came from behind to beat Daryl Gurney in the previous round, won 6-4 to secure a big upset.
Fans paid tribute to the 25-year-old's performance on social media.
One wrote on X: "Callan Rydz just absolutely outplayed Luke Littler wow looks the bees knees today him 104 average."
Another posted: "Callan Rydz sensational darts. Bye Littler."
While another put: "That’s what u need to do to beat littler unreal performance @callanrydz170."
Littler will be back at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester for Players Championship 4 on Tuesday.
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Callan Rydz beat Luke Littler in the quarter-final of Players Championship 3
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The teen is participating in these events in order to gain ranking points and qualify for major tournaments.
He won his first tournament on the ProTour last Monday, winning Players Championship 1 in Wigan.
Littler lost in the second round at Players Championship 2 the following day.
He played two Tour Card Holder Qualifier events last Wednesday and will be doing the same this week.
Luke Littler has a busy week ahead of the fourth night in the Premier League on Thursday
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Littler will then travel to Newcastle for the fourth night in this season's Premier League.
He lost in his quarter-final match last week in Glasgow, with Gerwyn Price edging a final-leg thriller.
Littler, who has picked up five points so far, will play Peter Wright in Newcastle, with the Scot yet to register a point in the competition.