Luke Littler Set for Semi-final Against Josh Rock, Final Spot Still Unsettled
Sunday at 3: 00 p. m. ET — Luke Littler will meet josh rock in a confirmed semi-final at the 2026 UK Open in Minehead, Somerset. The semi-final winner will advance to the final (best of 21 legs) that follows immediately; the identity of that finalist is unconfirmed as of 3: 00 p. m. ET.
Confirmed: Littler defending champion and the semi-final lineup
CONFIRMED FACT: Luke Littler is defending his UK Open title after winning the tournament in 2025, and the 2026 semi-finals are set with James Wade defeating Gerwyn Price 11-8 and Luke Littler matched against Josh Rock. CONFIRMED FACT: the event concludes in Minehead, Somerset, and the final will be played as a best-of-21-legs match immediately after the semi-finals.
Confirmed: Josh Rock’s path and quarter-final scorelines
CONFIRMED FACT: Josh Rock reached the quarter-finals by beating Krzysztof Ratajski 10-7 (listed also as a 10-7 win in tournament scheduling), with quarter-final results showing Ratajski 7-10 Rock, Wade 10-9 Cross, Littler 10-6 Noppert and Clayton 8-10 Price. Still, josh rock’s earlier matches included a 10-7 victory over Stephen Bunting and a 10-9 win over William O’Connor in other rounds recorded in the schedule.
Unconfirmed: who will take the semi-final and the specific match flow
UNCONFIRMED — unconfirmed as of 3: 00 p. m. ET: which player will win the Littler v Josh Rock semi-final. CONFIRMED FACT: live play-by-play fragments in the semi-final show multiple missed doubles and scoring swings — for example, entries note Rock leaving 72 from 164 while Littler missed a 138 finish, Rock finding double 12 to move into the lead, and Littler later taking out 76 with two darts. Still, the match winner is not recorded in the available text.
The precise triggers that will resolve the semi-final uncertainty
CONFIRMED FACT: the semi-final result is the observable trigger that will resolve who reaches the final; the final then follows immediately under the confirmed best-of-21 format. For clarity: the semi-final outcome and the formal final start time are the events that will determine the tournament champion and conclude the UK Open in Minehead.
Still, the tournament narrative includes detailed leg sequences that matter to the match result — confirmed leg-level notes include Josh Rock hitting a 180 in the 11th leg while Littler stayed competitive, Rock leaving 68 with Littler on 38 before missing double 16, and earlier Rock being out on 298 while Littler was on 61; those leg events are confirmed fragments but do not amount to a confirmed match winner.
Yet, the other semi-final is confirmed in full: James Wade beat Gerwyn Price 11-8, which is a confirmed pathway to the final for Wade, but Wade’s opponent remains the victor of Littler v Josh Rock and is unconfirmed as of 3: 00 p. m. ET.
CONFIRMED TIMELINE: the semi-finals and final occur on the same concluding day of the tournament, with schedule entries listing matches on Sunday March 8 and preceding rounds on March 6 and March 7. If the Littler v Josh Rock semi-final is completed and a victor confirmed, that player is expected to appear in the final immediately after the semi-final, played as a best-of-21 legs match.
Closing — the confirmed next event that will move the story: the Littler v Josh Rock semi-final scheduled for Sunday March 8, with the final to follow immediately after the semi-final (best of 21 legs). If the semi-final result is confirmed in favor of Luke Littler, he will advance to the final to defend the 2025 title; if josh rock is confirmed as the winner, he will move into the final instead. UNCONFIRMED — the actual semi-final winner is unconfirmed as of 3: 00 p. m. ET.
