Ratajski admits it's a "big day" after he downs Littler

INSPIRED Krzysztof Ratajski has opened up on his big achievement of taking down the biggest name in darts.

The Polish Eagle ended Luke Littler's hopes of completing the career clean sweep of majors at the age of just 19 when he delivered a quarter-final KO to The Nuke.

Ratajski took advantage of Littler's patchy performance to slam his way into a European Championship semi-final against home hero Martin Schindler with a shock 10-6 victory.

The 49-year-old was aware of the significance of his triumph and said: "I've played against him many times, always lost. He beat me many times. Even if I was at the start in front, 3-1, had a chance, 4-1, missed. And he always beat me. So today is a big day for me. He is the biggest name in darts at the moment, so it is a big achievement."

Ratajski's success was stunning as he won seven legs in a row to take a 7-1 lead over the World Champion before pushing onto 8-2.

Littler staged a mini-comeback to get it back to 8-6, but that was the end of the fightback and the Pole said: "He started to play very well after the second break. It was 8-2 for me and he starts 180, 140, almost every time, so I must wait, I play my game, I focused on my throw. He won three or four legs in a row, but then I took a chance when he missed a double. I took it and won the match.

"It's my biggest achievement in the European Championship. I always lose and I don't qualify, I even don't know if [I've made] second round. Now I'm in the semi-finals, it's great. Of course, I know Martin is on his soil, he has all the crowd behind him, but I will try to do my best."