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Littler opens Grand Slam title defence with 5-2 win over Greaves
Luke Littler beat Beau Greaves 5-2 on the opening night of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.
The 19-year-old world number one took a 3-0 lead and finished with an average just under 110 and seven 180s.
The tournament is an expanded event, with 48 group-stage matches across the first three days.
Littler is unbeaten in 15 Grand Slam matches and is aiming to become the third player, after Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen, to win three titles in a row.
The win comes after he was knocked out of the European Championship quarter-finals last month and lost in the World Youth Championship semi-finals.
Littler says he has been practising and was glad to start strongly.
His title defence continues in the group stage, though the sources do not give details of his next match.
Luke Littler began his Grand Slam of Darts title defence with a 5-2 win over Beau Greaves in Wolverhampton.
The 19-year-old recorded a 109.97 average and seven maximums in the Group A match.
Littler raced to a 3-0 lead before Greaves cut the deficit to 4-2.
He has won 15 consecutive Grand Slam matches and is seeking a third successive title.
- Who
- Luke Littler beat Beau Greaves.
- What
- Littler won 5-2 in his opening match of the Grand Slam of Darts.
- When
- Saturday night, 14 November 2026.
- Where
- Wolverhampton, at WV Active Aldersley.
- Why
- Littler was beginning his title defence and aiming to win three successive Grand Slam titles.
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Littler took a 3-0 lead against Greaves in their Group A match.
Greaves reduced the score to 4-2 before Littler won the match 5-2.
- Match result
- Luke Littler 5-2 Beau Greaves
- Average
- 109.97
- Maximums
- 7
- Venue
- WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton
- Unbeaten Grand Slam run
- 15 matches
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What people are saying
I'm happy with the win. I needed to get off to a strong start because Beau started to find it at the end.
His 180s and scoring were absolutely phenomenal.
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strong start against a great player🤝 unbeaten run in wolverhampton still going🫡