Beau Greaves makes history as first woman to win PDC ranking title
22-year-old beats three former world champions at Players Championship in Milton Keynes, including 8-7 victory over Michael Smith in final with stunning 142 checkout
L'essentiel
- Beau Greaves has become the first woman to win a PDC ranking title, defeating three former world champions at the Players Championship in Milton Keynes.
- The 22-year-old beat Rob Cross 6-5, Gary Anderson 7-1, and Michael Smith 8-7 in the final with a spectacular 142 checkout.
- Greaves, who previously won on the Development Tour, Challenge Tour, and PDC Women's Series, described her disbelief at the achievement.
Résumé généré par IA
Beau Greaves has made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a PDC ranking title. The 22-year-old beat three former world champions at the Players Championship in Milton Keynes, seeing off Rob Cross, Gary Anderson and Michael Smith. Greaves completed a nailbiting 8-7 victory over Smith in the final with a stunning 142 checkout. She said: "I can't believe it. I was up a fair few legs and I started to think about it. It caught up with me. "I don't know whether I thought about being the first woman to do one. I can't believe I've hit that. I can't believe I've taken out that. I've had a great year, but I never thought I'd win one of these. Never." In the semi-finals Greaves produced a superb display to knock out Anderson, a two-time world champion, 7-1, having edged past Cross 6-5 in the last eight. "I am so happy I can't even describe how I feel," she said. "To have won on the Development Tour, Challenge Tour, PDC Women's Series, I am so proud of myself because I was struggling so bad at the start of the year, really bad. I can't believe it. "I've got the ability and the talent, but I've beaten Gary Anderson and I couldn't believe it. Beating Michael, beating players that I watched growing up. It's amazing and I feel really proud of myself. Now I need to kick on and keep doing it."
