ANALYSIS: Beau Greaves - The Undisputed Queen of the Women's Series

The PDC's Women's Series circuit will enter its sixth year in 2025. What began in 2020 as a small initiative to provide more opportunities for female darts players within the PDC, has grown into a prestigious circuit with a prominent place on the darts calendar.

The past five years have seen some of the best female darters in the world in action, and the statistics show which players have dominated this period. One player stands out head and shoulders above them.

If there is one name that has dominated the PDC Women's Series in recent years, it is that of Beau Greaves. The 20-year-old Englishwoman has risen to the absolute top of women's darts at record speed and, with 28 tournament wins, is the most successful player in Women's Series history.

What makes her achievement even more impressive is that between 2020 and 2022, she barely participated in the circuit. In those three years she played only 12 out of 36 tournaments, but from 2022 she began an unprecedented winning streak. Not only did she have the highest winning percentage (90.7% of her matches won), she also put down the most 90+ averages (97 times). No other player even comes close to these numbers.

In addition, Greaves has the highest overall average in the Women's Series at 85.65. That is not only higher than her rivals Fallon Sherrock and Lisa Ashton, but also higher than many male darters active on the Challenge Tour or sometimes even Pro Tour, for example. Her dominance is unprecedented and if she continues this streak, it seems only a matter of time before she makes her mark on the major PDC stages as well.

Although Beau Greaves has become the dominant force at the Women's Series, Fallon Sherrock remains the most recognizable name in women's darts. She is still the only woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, and her influence on the growth of women's darts cannot be understated.

Sherrock is second on the list of most Women's Series titles (18) and has also won the most matches: 336 out of 397 games played. With that, she has recorded even more wins than Greaves and Lisa Ashton, although her win percentage (84.6%) is a lot lower than Greaves'.

In terms of high averages, Sherrock is second behind Greaves with 77 matches in which she threw above 90 average. Although she recorded her first Women's Series tournament win back in 2020, she continues to compete for titles in recent years and is invariably one of the favorites for Ally Pally qualification through the circuit.

In addition to the established names, there are also players who have developed greatly in recent years. The biggest example is the much discussed Noa-Lynn van Leuven, who already competed on the women's circuit in 2022 and 2023 but only really broke through in 2024.

In her first full year on the Women's Series, the Dutchwoman immediately grabbed four titles and, at 76.0%, has a higher win percentage than Mikuru Suzuki. She also performs strongly in the number of 90+ averages (25) and shows she can keep up with top players like Sherrock and especially Greaves.

Although Van Leuven's performance on the oche has been more than outstanding, she has also been a regular topic of conversation outside of it. That's because she is one of the transgender players on the Women's Series. Not everyone agrees. Darts veteran Deta Hedman is considered a very outspoken opponent of allowing transgender players on the women's circuit. She has since gotten the World Darts Federation (WDF) to ban transgenders from the circuit, but the PDC is not willing to move on this issue for the time being. There is also opposition to Van Leuven within the country's own borders, as her presence was reason for Aileen de Graaf and Anca Zijlstra to start from the Dutch women's team.

At first glance, Van Leuven handled all the fuss in the background well. She continued to post good results, although Van Leuven revealed early this year that she has been struggling with her mental health for months. She indicated she was taking a small step back to find the joy in darts again, but recently confirmed her participation in the first Women's Series tournament.

Katie Sheldon & Laura Turners: The only all-timers in the ladies.

While some players excel primarily in titles and achievements, there are also players who simply take every opportunity to play. Katie Sheldon and Laura Turner are the only two women who have not missed a single Women's Series tournament and top the list with 84 participations.

Nor is it the case that both ladies only serve as fillers, as they have been in the necessary finals. Sheldon made it to two Women's Series finals (one in 2022 and one in 2024), but did lose both. Turner even played in three finals (two in 2022 and one in 2023), but is also still waiting for her first Women's Series title.

Other names such as Lorraine Winstanley (82), Rhian O'Sullivan (80) and Lisa Ashton (79) have also played a large number of tournaments, but it is especially noteworthy that with only 58 entries, Greaves has already set so many records.

With five successful years behind it, the PDC Women's Series only seems to continue to grow. Greaves' dominance is impressive, but players such as Sherrock, Van Leuven, Ashton, Suzuki and O'Sullivan ensure there is plenty of competition at the top.

The top ladies in the Women's Series currently get chances to compete with the men at the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Darts Championship, while also having their own Women's World Matchplay. The aforementioned Laura Turner, who is also a darts analyst, thought it would be a good idea to give some of the ladies a chance at the UK Open as well. It's only a matter of time before the PDC decides to give the ladies even more prospects.