The current Lakeside champion spoke afterwards calling it a dream come true and that Ashton hopes to do Ladies darts proud.
"I'm so chuffed to get through," said Ashton. "For me this is a massive win and it's a massive opportunity to play the men at Ally Pally.
"It's a dream come true and I hope I do the ladies proud. It's been such an amazing day, the quality has been excellent."
Ashton added: "We'll be flying the flag and hopefully we can do everyone proud."
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