Littler beaten in semi-finals of World Youth Championship

Luke Littler returned to action after his shock defeat in the World Grand Prix; He reached the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship but was unexpectedly beaten by Cam Crabtree; watch Grand Slam of Darts live on Sky Sports from November 14

Luke Littler lost to Cam Crabtree in the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship.

Crabtree beat Littler 6-5 and will meet Jan Schmidt in the final at Minehead.

Littler came back from 2-0 to level the game, but Crabtree ultimately overhauled him.

Littler was playing for the first time since his shock defeat to Luke Woodhouse in the opening stage of the World Grand Prix.

He was flawless in the group stage at the World Youth Championship, taking three wins. He then saw off Lewis Cook, coming back from a 3-1 deficit. Littler then beat David Fidler 6-1 and reached the quarter-finals after defeating Archie Self 6-4.

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Littler took a 6-2 victory over Harrison Leigh to win through to the final four but then came unstuck against the 23-year-old Crabtree.

Source: Sky Sports