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Beau Greaves Beats Luke Littler to Reach World Youth Final, First Woman to Do So

The 21-year-old advances to face Gian van Veen in Minehead, a breakthrough that coincides with question marks over Littler’s Players Championship Finals qualification.

Overview

  • Greaves edged Littler 6-5 in Wigan to become the first woman to reach the World Youth Championship final, where she meets defending champion Gian van Veen on 23 November in Minehead.
  • The semi-final featured elite scoring, with Greaves averaging 105 to Littler’s 107.4 as the 18-year-old also narrowly missed a nine-darter.
  • Littler entered the one-day Youth event at short notice less than 24 hours after winning the World Grand Prix in Leicester.
  • After the loss, Littler praised Greaves and called out a sexist Instagram remark by replying “Are you high?” on the PDC’s post.
  • Greaves has secured a PDC Tour Card and is already qualified for the World Championship, while Littler’s first-round exit at Players Championship 31 leaves him outside the cut for the Players Championship Finals with limited events remaining.