One day after his great triumph, Luke Littler suffers a surprising defeat. The 18-year-old wonderkid fails in the semifinals of the youth world championship.
Luke Littler has missed the title at the PDC World Youth Championship 2025!
The 18-year-old wonderkid surprisingly lost in the semifinals to three-time WDF world champion Beau Greaves with 5:6 in legs. Greaves will face Dutch player Gian van Veen in the final.
Luke Littler failed in the semifinals of the youth world championship
Despite having a better three-dart average of 107.40 points, Littler ultimately lost to the 21-year-old Englishwoman (105.02 points).
Greaves showed no nerves and threw an 11-darter in the decider. After scores of 177 points, 140 points, and 100 points, Greaves checked 84 points for the win. Littler was left with 32 points remaining but didn’t get another turn.
Already in the quarterfinals, Littler had to survive match darts when he narrowly defeated Charlie Manby with 6:5 in legs.