It was a nervy start for the teen sensation as he quickly went two legs down and struggled on the doubles but he rallied well, a brilliant 151 checkout giving him a 3-2 lead from which he capitalised.
From there, Littler looked at home on the stage, wrapping up the match in style with a 120 checkout.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final will be played on Friday January 19.
