Beau Greaves Shifts Focus to Tour Card

Beau Greaves has cast doubt on her future in the PDC Women’s Series after claiming her third Women’s World Matchplay title in four years, admitting she felt “deflated” and that “everybody wanted me to lose” during the 2025 edition of the competition.

The 22-year-old from Doncaster edged out Fallon Sherrock 6-5 in a thrilling final on the Winter Gardens stage, securing her place in the 2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts and the 2027 Paddy Power World Darts Championship in the process. The victory also marked her record-extending 57th PDC Women’s Series title.

‘It’s tough really’

Speaking after her latest triumph, Greaves opened up about the difficulty of switching between the men’s and women’s games. She has been focusing on her Tour Card and the men’s circuit, where she made history earlier this year as the first woman to win a PDC ranking title with an 8-7 victory over Michael Smith in the Players Championship 11 final.

“It’s tough really,” she said. “I think I’ve tried to just focus on the men’s side, on my Tour Card. I think after the last Women’s Series, I felt a bit deflated after it.

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“I didn’t really enjoy it too much. I just felt a bit like everybody wanted me to lose, so coming out of there I was like ‘maybe I should just focus on playing better darts and more competitive darts and my ranking’, just give me something to work towards.

“I think in the ladies game gets a bit stale for everybody because you’re working towards this target and once you’re there, there’s nothing else to go.”

Greaves opened her title bid with a 5-1 win over Finnish star Kirsi Viinikainen before surviving a scare against Gemma Hayter. She then set up a winner-takes-all clash with Sherrock, who took back-to-back legs to level at 5-5 and force a decider. The pair shared maximums, but Greaves came out on top with a checkout of 56 to seal the crown.

Focus shifts to the men’s game

The Doncaster arrowsmith said her main goal now is the men’s side of the sport, though she still loves the women’s game.

“I still love that side of the game, but now I think my main goal is the men’s side and enjoy that part of it and the challenges that come with it,” Greaves said.

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“I play darts for enjoyment but now it’s my job, but I love the game. I cannot get enough of it, and to be able to support the ladies’ game is a massive thing.”

Greaves admitted her stage game needs work. She has reached quarter-finals and semi-finals on the Pro Tour but knows there is a gap to close.

“Winning a Pro Tour really put me in the rankings. I’ve done well, quarter-finals, semi-finals, but it’s tough,” she said. “I think I’m really enjoying the challenge just to get there, to qualify for them and yeah, it’ll be an achievement for me just to play there and just to say I have done it.

“I want to win, I want to do well, I need to work harder, I want to play better. I know I’ve got a long way to go before I’m really, really competitive with the men.”

‘I can beat anybody’

“I think with me, it’s just when and where it’s going to turn up and that’s something that is not a very good point in my game is that I am still very inconsistent, but I can be very consistent. It’s just one of those things,” she said.

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“I know I can do it, I think sometimes I just get very happy in my own life and sometimes I forget that I need to do better, keep winning, keep doing that to prove to get up the rankings. I get very settled and that’s my problem really.”

Sherrock, who fell short in a last-leg decider for the second consecutive year, took the defeat in stride. “I will definitely take the positives,” she insisted. “If somebody had said to me I’d get to the final, I’d have bitten their hand off.

“Beau deserved to win. She was the better player, so full credit to her. Hopefully this kickstarts my season. My main aim is to get to the World Championship, so if I can regroup my game, you never know, I might go on a run.”

The BoyleSports World Grand Prix runs from September 28 to October 4 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, with Greaves already qualified for the men’s event.