Rock's reign is over! Gian Van Veen sends reigning champ packing to reach final 4 of PDC World Youth Championships

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.

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

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

Gian van Veen - | - Wessel Nijman

Luke Littler - | - Sebastian Bialecki