This year is Meikle’s fifth appearance at the World Championship and he has reached second round for the third time in a row.
To make the third round for the first time, he has to beat the player who has supercharged the profile of the sport with his meteoric rise over the last 12 months.
After losing the final to Luke Humphries on his debut in 2023, Littler has won three PDC finals this year, was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and runner-up in the main award on Tuesday.
Meikle knows Littler will be the heavy favourite and is viewing the match as his ‘cup final’.
“100% – there’ll be millions tuning in just to watch his game and I’m going to be a part of it,” he said. “I’m going to feel honoured just to be up there with him.
“Obviously I need to play a lot better than I did [in the first round] but being up there once now – the first round is always the hardest – hopefully I’ll relax a bit more and play my best game.
“I’m living the dream and it’s the most amazing feeling.”
