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Brilliant! Littler and Paul Lim BOTH reel in the Nuke's big fish in Bahrain!
Luke Littler hits a 170 checkout against Paul Lim at the Bahrain Masters, with both men then reeling in the big fish on stage! Credit: PDC
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