Luke Humphries called Beau Greaves back onto the stage to soak up the applause (Image: ITV SPORT)
Beau Greaves’ older sister Bobbi had some kind words for after his victory in their first-round clash at the UK Open. He was made to work hard to beat his opposite number, who came close to securing a historic win but ended up slipping to a 10-7 defeat.
At one point, Greaves found herself leading 7-5 with Humphries missing two checkout attempts to clinch the leg. However, her lack of experience at the highest level was evident when she failed to take out 71, allowing Humphries a route back into the contest. He did not look back from there, winning the next five legs to wrap up the match.
Greaves was leading 7-5 at one stage but Humphries fought back to win (Image: GETTY)
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It marked the end of a brilliant run from Greaves, who is ranked as the world’s best female player. She recorded wins over Stefan Bellmont, Rhys Griffin and Mickey Mansell to book her place in the second stage of the UK Open before losing at the hands of Humphries.
At the end of the match, the two players exchanged a sporting embrace before Greaves began to make her way off the stage. However, she was quickly called back by Humphries, who held her arm aloft as they soaked up the applause from the crowd.
Greaves’ sister Bobbi was left touched by the gesture and took to social media to credit Humphries for his sportsmanlike conduct. On , she reposted a video clip of the post-match scenes alongside the caption: “What a gent with boo. Love that.”
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Humphries was full of praise for Greaves in his post-match interview, saying: “She belongs in big-time darts. If we were in a Premier League game, she would have beaten me there. She’s still very young but she’s got a massive future ahead of her. I’m going to be sharing the stage with her a lot more.
“I really enjoyed it, that’s what I said to her afterwards. It was great fun, she was amazing. She played so great. I think she dropped off in the end, that’s what she said, but the long format she’s probably not used to playing. She’s a fantastic player there and she really had to bring the best out of me.”
Greaves, meanwhile, added: “It’s a learning curve. I’m not used to the longer formats and my game dropped off towards the end, but it was an amazing experience. I’m used to watching these players all the time on TV and it was just great to be there on stage with him and to give a good account of myself.”