Luke Humphries has predicted Beau Greaves can be competing within the Premier League Darts in 5 years after their thrilling battle on the UK Open.

Ladies’s world No 1 Greaves gave Humphries an enormous scare of their fourth-round match on Friday and led 7-5, however misplaced the following 5 legs to lose 10-7.

The 21-year-old had already made historical past by turning into the primary feminine participant to win three matches in darts’ FA Cup fashion occasion, with random attracts going down after every spherical.

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“She belongs in big-time darts. She is clearly an enormous advocate of the women sport,” Humphries advised ITV4.

“The women sport has grown massively and it’s due to her, however she belongs on this surroundings.

“She actually did take a look at me there and if we had been in a Premier League sport, she would have beat me. She simply wants to present herself time.

“Possibly in 5 years, I believe she’ll be within the Premier League and I believe she might be a top-64 participant on this planet proper now, however I do not wish to put strain on her.

“Let her maintain doing what she’s doing and the following few years she is going to discover she has acquired the extent that may match me, Luke [Littler] and Michael [van Gerwen] so she has an enormous future forward of her.

“She continues to be very younger however when you can take a look at me and I did not play too unhealthy there, it exhibits she has acquired the big-time darts and over the following few years I’m certain I can be sharing the stage together with her lots.”

Greaves: Taking part in Humphries will carry me on a good distance

Greaves has made a formidable begin to 2025, regardless of lacking out on a PDC Tour card in Q-College, as she is prime of the Challenger Tour, profitable 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 sport has grown “stale”.

Her defeat to Humphries confirmed that she is ready to compete with darts’ finest gamers, which is the long-term purpose.

“I set off nicely after which dropped off a bit, however that’s what I’m making an attempt to work in direction of, being higher at my sport and extra constant over these longer codecs, however what an expertise,” stated Greaves.

“To play somebody like Luke is simply wonderful for me and my sport. It should carry me on a good distance and despite the fact that I misplaced, I’m actually happy.”

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 Night time 5 in Brighton on Thursday March 6 as Gerwyn Worth 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 Night time 5 of Premier League Darts, The Brighton Centre, stay on Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion and Sky Sports activities+, stream with NOW.