Doncaster darts star Beau Greaves discovers PDC Worlds first round opponent as draw is made
Sprotbrough's Beau Greaves will face Daryl Gurney in the first round of this year's PDC World Championships.
Greaves, 21, is the talk of darts right now after recently landing a Tour Card for 2026 and 2027. That came off the back of some eye-raising wins over world number one Luke Littler and an impressive showing at the Grand Slam of Darts where she was placed in the group of death and was only narrowly edged out in last-leg deciders by former world champions Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson.
Monday's mega draw saw 128 players drawn out ahead of the PDC Worlds extravaganza which begins on December 11 and runs until January 3, 2026.
Northern Ireland's Gurney has twice reached the quarter-finals at Ally Pally and will prove a tough opponent for Greaves as she embarks on just her second appearance at the iconic venue.
The draw came just a day after Greaves' defeat in the World Youth Championship final to Gian van Veen. The match took place at Butlin's Minehead prior to the Players Championships Final which saw Littler add another trophy to his ever-bulging cabinet after victory over Nathan Aspinall.
Dutchman van Veen, who sealed a second straight youth title, ran out 6-3 winner against Greaves although she did spurn a golden chance to level the game up at 4-4 when she missed five darts at doubles. He praised the Doncaster thrower saying: "Of course I won my first major title a couple of weeks ago, but we all know Beau is a fantastic player, so this gives me a massive confidence boost going into the World Championship."