Beau Greaves claimed a stunning 6-5 victory over Luke Littler in the semi-finals of the PDC world youth championship in Wigan, winning the last-leg decider to become the first woman to reach the tournament final.
The three-time WDF women's world champion, who has secured a PDC Tour card for the 2026-27 season, led 2-1 before Littler responded with three consecutive legs. Greaves fought back to level at 4-4 and again at 5-5, then sealed the win with an 80 checkout despite Littler averaging 107.4 and Greaves 105.
Littler, the reigning PDC world champion, had played the day before in Leicester, where he defeated Luke Humphries 6-1 to win the World Grand Prix final. Despite the quick turnaround, he progressed through the round-robin stage and knockout rounds, including a comeback against Charlie Manby and a 6-1 win over Jamai van den Herik in the quarter-finals.
Greaves topped her group with three wins, then whitewashed Coby Jones-Swanson, beat Danny Jansen 6-2, came from 4-2 down to defeat Tyler Thorpe, and overcame Liam Maendl-Lawrance 6-2 in the quarter-finals. She will face defending champion Gian van Veen in the final on 23 November at Butlin's Minehead Resort, which also hosts the Players Championship Finals.
Littler took to Instagram to congratulate Greaves, writing: 'I had two 10-dart legs, missed double 12 for a nine and still couldn’t win. Fair play to Beau. All the best in Minehead. Some talent.' The pair could meet again at November's Grand Slam of Darts, for which Greaves has qualified via the PDC Women's Series Order of Merit.
