Defending champion Josh Rock has been knocked out in sensational style in the quarter-final of the PDC World Youth Championships by Dutchman Gian Van Veen.
Van Veen managed a 6-5 win over defending champion Rock in the quarterfinals to set up an all Dutch semi-final with Wessel Nijman. Moments earlier, Nijman had already reached the last four by posting a 6-2 win over Owen Bates.
In the other semifinal, Luke Littler and Sebastian Bialecki face each other. They defeated Jacob Gwynne (6-3) and Jitse van der Wal (6-5), respectively. The two eventual finalists will not play each other until November 26 during the final night of the Players Championship Finals to determine who becomes the new junior world champion.
Last 16
Josh Rock 6 | 4 Jarno Bottenberg
Gian van Veen 6 | 3 Dylan Slevin
Owen Bates 6 | 4 Moreno Blom
Wessel Nijman 6 | 0 Nathan Rafferty
Luke Littler 6 | 3 Keane Barry
Jacob Gwynne 6 | 3 Jurjen van der Velde
Jitse Van der Wal 6 | 3 Viktor Tingstrom
Sebastian Bialecki 6 | 1 Bradley Brooks
Quarterfinals
Gian van Veen 6 | 5 Josh Rock
Wessel Nijman 6 | 2 Owen Bates
Luke Littler 6 | 3 Jacob Gwynne
Sebastian Bialecki 6 | 5 Jitse Van der Wal
Semi-final
Gian van Veen - | - Wessel Nijman
Luke Littler - | - Sebastian Bialecki
The reigning champ is OUT! Gian van Veen holds his nerve to dump out Josh Rock and move through to the Winmau World Youth Championship semi-finals! He now takes on his compatriot Wessel Nijman, who averaged almost 103 in his win over Owen Bates. 👉 bit.ly/2023WYCFinals
