Newly crowned World Grand Prix champion Luke Littler is headling the early rounds of the 2025 Winmau World Youth Championship taking place in Wigan today, with 128 players battling it out for a place in next month's final.
The teenage World Champion leads a star-studded field at the Robin Park Leisure Centre, which also includes reigning World Youth Champion Gian van Veen and two-time Women's World Matchplay winner Beau Greaves.
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For many it was a surprise to see 'The Nuke' return to the 'junior level' of PDC competition after dominating the open classification for most of the last two years. However, he is easily still eligible at only 18-years-old and the event takes place within easy reach of his home area.
The Warrington wonderkid has happy memories of the competition after becoming the champion in 2023. The tournament begins with a round-robin phase, as 128 players are split into 32 groups of four.
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The top two players from each group will then advance to the knockout stages, before the two finalists progress to next month's World Youth Championship final, which will be played at Butlin's Minehead Resort on Sunday November 23.
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