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luke littler His winning run was cut short when he was taken out by Beau Greaves in the final round of the PDC World Youth Championship semi-final in Wigan.
The 18-year-old has continued his recent excellent form Beats rival Luke Humphries 6-1 in World Grand Prix final to clinch their fourth major trophy of the year at Leicester on Sunday night.
Instead of taking some time off, Littler was world champion after what he admitted was a “brutal” double-start event in Leicester. Back at Robin Park Leisure Center in Wigan on Monday afternoon As part of a 128-strong field.
Three-time WDF Women’s World Champion Greaves – who is expected to accept a PDC Tour card for 2026-27 – went 2-1 up in the semi-finals before Littler responded in the next three legs.
Greaves – who has also won the PDC Women’s World Matchplay twice – made her own recovery to level the match at 4–4 and then forced a final-leg decider at 5–5, which she bowled out on 80 as the Littles slipped to a rare defeat despite a match average of 107.4.
Littler took to social media to congratulate Greaves on her win and wish her all the best for the final, where the 21-year-old will bid for a maiden World Youth title. The final of the event will be held at Butlin’s Minehead Resort on 23 November.
Writing on his Instagram Story, Littler said: “I had two 10-dart legs, missed double 12 instead of nine and still couldn’t win. Good game to Beau. Good luck in Minehead. Some talent.”
As expected, Littler had no trouble advancing beyond the preliminary round-robin stage, with players divided into 32 groups of four and the top two moving on to the knockout stage.
After easily defeating Tom Garfield 6–2 at an average of 102, before beating Ireland’s Ronan McDonagh 6–1 to reach the last 16, Littler suffered a defeat against Charlie Manby.
The 20-year-old – who is fourth in the PDC Development Tour rankings – was in danger of a major upset after leading 3-1 and then leading 5-3.
However, Littler dug deep to avoid match darts and won the last three legs of a high-scoring match in which both players averaged over 102.
The quarter-final against Jamai van den Herik proved less dramatic, as Littler made a fast start and won 6–1.
Reigning World Youth Champion Gian Van Veen reached the other side of the knockout draw after defeating Sebastian Balecki 6–4 in the semi-finals.
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