Not even 24 hours after winning the 2025 World Grand Prix of Darts, Luke Littler decided to have a little bit of fun and participate in the World Youth Championship.
It's a tournament he's played in and has had success in before, winning it all back in 2023 at the age of 16.
The final isn't until late November, but on Monday, all of the previous rounds of the tournament took place.
Littler upset in last-leg decider by Beau Greaves
Several big names played on Monday in the tournament, from players like Luke Littler, Beau Greaves and Gian van Veen, to some of the next up-and-coming teenage sensations.
Littler was able to get past his first few opponents comfortably before having to play Charlie Manby.
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Their match went all 11 legs, with Littler even trailing 5-3 at one point. It was a high-scoring affair, with every leg being won in 15 darts or fewer, except for one, the entire match.
Littler advanced to play Jamai van den Herik in the quarterfinals. Littler averaged an impressive 105.61 in a 6-1 win. This win advanced him to the semifinal round, where one of the best women's darts players in the world was waiting.
Littler had most recently played Greaves in late August at a Players Championship event, winning 6-5 in an epic encounter.
The script was flipped this time, with Greaves getting the win on a bigger stage, beating Littler 6-5 to punch her ticket to the World Youth Championship Final in late November.
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Both Greaves and Littler averaged north of 105 in their match, with Littler losing despite an average of 107.40.
It wasn't a fluke performance for Greaves by any means, as Littler had two 10-darters just 6 legs into the match.
Greaves managed to come back from a 2-4 deficit, with an 11-darter to cap off the match.
In the other semifinal, Gian van Veen, last year's World Youth champion, beat Poland's Sebastian Bialecki and will face Greaves in the final.
The final will take place in Minehead on the final day of the Players Championship Finals on Nov. 23.
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