EVENT 14 GLORY FOR DE GRAAF! 🏆 What a moment for Aileen de Graaf, who defeats her compatriot Anca Zijlstra 5-2 to clinch her maiden PDC Women's Series title in Niedernhausen!
The fourteenth tournament of the PDC Women's Series was a win for Aileen de Graaf. She took the victory by defeating Anca Zijlstra after a Dutch final. It is for De Graaf her first Women's Series title of the season.
De Graaf had gotten through the toughest part prior to the final. After wins over Sandy Wolf (4-1), Laura Patton (4-0) and Tanja Klueners (4-0), the Dutchwoman faced Beau Greaves in the last sixteen. The two-time world champion was defeated 4-3, however, before De Graaf also dealt with Noa-Lynn van Leuven (5-2) and Lisa Ashton (5-2). Zijlstra became the opponent in the final after beating Mikuru Suzuki (4-3) and Lorraine Winstanley (5-4), among others. In the final, De Graaf quickly gained a comfortable lead by taking the first three legs. Zijlstra narrowed the deficit to 4-2 before De Graaf decided the match with a 23-darter.
If at least 128 players participate, the PDC Women's Series participants will be awarded prizes from the last 64, with fifty pounds for reaching this round. If there are fewer than 128 players, the counter only starts running from the last 32. In that case they do collect one hundred pounds.
This amount eventually keeps increasing. A final place already earns 1,000 pounds anyway. The winner of the tournament receives 2,000 pounds in prize money. The number one of the final ranking gets to compete at the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Darts Championship, while the number two also gets to compete at Alexandra Palace.
Yukie Sakaguchi 4 | 1 Emma Winkelmann
Daniela Schug 4 | 1 Irina Armstrong
Beau Greaves 4 | 0 Priscilla Steenbergen
Kelly Streef 4 | 3 Paige Pauling
Neuza Araujo 4 | 3 Joanne Oldershaw
Natalie Gilbert 4 | 2 Vanessa Zuidema
Rhian O'Sullivan 4 | 3 Fallon Sherrock
Lorraine Winstanley 4 | 1 Miyu Ichihara
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 4 | 0 Aurora Fochesato
Kirsty Hutchinson 4 | 1 Trina Gulliver
Robyn Byrne 4 | 0 Greta Tekauer
Lisa Ashton 4 | 2 Rose Mort
Felicia Blay 4 | 3 Katie Sheldon
Laura Turner 4 | 1 Chris Savvery
Aileen de Graaf 4 | 2 Kirsi Viinikainen
Anca Zijlstra 4 | 1 Janine Wagener
Last 16
Daniela Schug 4 | 2 Yukie Sakaguchi
Beau Greaves 4 | 0 Kelly Streef
Natalie Gilbert 4 | 3 Neuza Araujo
Rhian O'Sullivan 4 | 3 Lorraine Winstanley
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 4 | 2 Kirsty Hutchinson
Robyn Byrne 4 | 0 Lisa Ashton
Laura Turner 4 | 0 Felicia Blay
Aileen de Graaf 4 | 0 Anca Zijlstra
Quarterfinals
Beau Greaves 5 | 2 Daniela Schug
Natalie Gilbert 5 | 4 Rhian O'Sullivan
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 5 | 4 Robyn Byrne
Aileen de Graaf 5 | 2 Laura Turner
Semi-final
Beau Greaves 5 | 1 Natalie Gilbert
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 5 | 4 Aileen de Graaf
Finale
Beau Greaves 5 | 1 Noa-Lynn van Leuven
EVENT 14 GLORY FOR DE GRAAF! 🏆 What a moment for Aileen de Graaf, who defeats her compatriot Anca Zijlstra 5-2 to clinch her maiden PDC Women's Series title in Niedernhausen!