Luke Humphries has predicted Beau Greaves will probably be competing within the Premier League Darts in 5 years after their thrilling battle on the UK Open.
Girls’s world No 1 Greaves gave Humphries an enormous scare of their fourth-round match on Friday and led 7-5, however misplaced the subsequent 5 legs to lose 10-7.
The 21-year-old had already made historical past by changing into the primary feminine participant to win three matches in darts’ FA Cup model occasion, with random attracts happening after every spherical.
“She belongs in big-time darts. She is obviously a massive advocate of the ladies game,” Humphries advised ITV4.
“The women recreation has grown massively and it’s due to her, however she belongs on this atmosphere.
“She actually did take a look at me there and if we had been in a Premier League recreation, she would have beat me. She simply wants to offer herself time.
“Possibly in 5 years, I feel she’ll be within the Premier League and I feel she might be a top-64 participant on the earth proper now, however I do not need to put stress on her.
“Let her keep doing what she’s doing and the next few years she will find she has got the level that can match me, Luke [Littler] and Michael [van Gerwen] so she has a massive future ahead of her.
“She continues to be very younger however if you happen to can take a look at me and I did not play too dangerous there, it reveals she has received the big-time darts and over the subsequent few years I’m positive I will probably be sharing the stage together with her loads.”
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Highlights of the Premier League Evening 4 last between Luke Humphries and Luke Littler in Exeter
Greaves: Enjoying Humphries will carry me on a good distance
Greaves has made a powerful begin to 2025, regardless of lacking out on a PDC Tour card in Q-Faculty, as she is prime of the Challenger Tour, successful a number of occasions, and the Growth Tour, rankings.
She elected to not play on the PDC World Darts Championship in December, as an alternative opting to defend her Lakeside ladies’s title, which she did efficiently.
In November final yr, Greaves revealed she is open to enjoying males extra usually after feeling like her recreation has grown “stale”.
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Her defeat to Humphries confirmed that she is ready to compete with darts’ greatest gamers, which is the long-term purpose.
“I set off well and then dropped off a bit, but that is what I am trying to work towards, being better at my game and more consistent over those longer formats, but what an experience,” stated Greaves.
“To play someone like Luke is just amazing for me and my game. It will bring me on a long way and even though I lost, I am really pleased.”
UK Open Darts fifth-round draw for Saturday:
Ryan Searle vs Luke Humphries
Dave Chisnall vs Krzysztof Ratajski
Mensur Suljovic vs William O’Connor
Rob Cross vs Danny Noppert
Josh Rock vs Ross Smith
Madars Razma vs Michael Smith
Alan Soutar vs Jonny Clayton
Gian van Veen vs Stephen Burton
Jurjen van der Velde vs Nathan Aspinall
Cameron Menzies vs James Wade
Rob Owen vs Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler vs Jermaine Wattimena
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Chris Dobey
Martin Schindler vs Dylan Slevin
Danny Lauby vs Ryan Joyce
Connor Scutt vs Damon Heta
The place does the Premier League head subsequent?
The Premier League continues with Evening 5 in Brighton on Thursday March 6 as Gerwyn Value and Michael van Gerwen lock horns in a repeat of the 2023 Premier League last, with Luke Littler or Chris Dobey awaiting the winner within the final 4.
Watch Evening 5 of Premier League Darts, The Brighton Centre, stay on Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion and Sky Sports activities+, stream with NOW.
