US EditionBeau Greaves defeats Luke Littler in epic World Youth Championship semifinal match
Littler competed in the youth event less than 24 hours after his fourth major win this year, sparking debate about tournament scheduling and eligibility rules.
- Beau Greaves defeated Luke Littler in a semi-final last-leg decider at the PDC World Youth Championship.
- Littler had previously won the World Grand Prix final against Luke Humphries, earning his fourth major trophy of the year.
- Greaves, a three-time WDF women’s world champion, leveled the match before winning in the last leg.
- Defending World Youth champion Gian van Veen won his semi-final against Sebastian Bialecki and will meet Greaves in the final.
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First of all the sensation: World champion Luke Littler loses at the Junior World Cup. The Darts star had just won the World Grand Prix dominantly, but is now subject to 21-year-old Beau Greaves. The British woman then gets sexist insults, Littler counters.
Luke Littler responds to sexist slur after losing to female player Beau Greaves
Beau Greaves averaged 105 in a brilliant win over Luke Littler (Picture: Getty) Luke Littler responded to a sexist comment from a fan after losing to female darts player Beau Greaves. Greaves, 21, averaged 105 in a brilliant win over world champion Littler in the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship. The victory saw Greaves, the best female player in the world, become the first woman to reach the final of the event. Littler played in the …
Luke Littler competed in the World Cup of the Young Darter in order to »have a little fun«. In the semi-finals the pleasure ended: opponent Beau Greaves succeeded in the historical.
Sydney Morning Herald
The Age‘Fair play … some talent’: World darts champion Luke Littler beaten by female star
Reigning world darts champion Luke Littler has been beaten by Beau Greaves at the World Youth Championship, just a day after demolishing world No.1 Luke Humphries 6-1 in the World Grand Prix final.
At the age of just 18, Luke Littler has already won numerous important Darts-Sports titles. Now he fails at the Youth World Championships - against a 21-year-old.
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