Luke Littler dumped out of Nordic Masters in quarter-finals after surprise loss to stablemate Nathan Aspinall

LUKE LITTLER was dumped out of the Nordic Darts Masters by Nathan Aspinall.

The reigning world champion headed to Copenhagen as the pre-tournament favourite.

Luke Littler was knocked out of the Nordic Darts MastersReuters GettyHis close pal Nathan Aspinall beat him 6-3 in the quarter-finals[/caption]

But he suffered a shock 6-3 defeat by his stablemate in the quarter-finals.

This was Littler’s first match against a top player since losing to Luke Humphries in the Premier League final last month.