{"id":995,"date":"2025-10-14T17:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/?p=995"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:48:00","slug":"meet-the-doncaster-darts-prodigy-who-just-beat-luke-littler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/2025\/10\/14\/meet-the-doncaster-darts-prodigy-who-just-beat-luke-littler\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Doncaster darting prodigy who just beat Luke Littler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>21-year-old Doncastrian Beau Greaves made headlines yesterday after beating darting superstar Luke Littler in the semi-finals of the World Youth Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aptly named &#8216;Beau n Arrow&#8217;, Doncaster born Greaves has managed to stay under the radar despite establishing herself as the leading female player over the past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greaves currently sits top of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Women&#8217;s rankings, earning a total of \u00a329,600 from competitions over the past 12 months. 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