21/06/2024

Beau Greaves wins her first PDC Development Tour title after hitting four 100+ averages

Beau Greaves has been considered the best female player on the darts circuit for years, but now she has won a tangible prize even against her peers among the boys. 'Beau 'n' Arrow' won the ninth tournament of the PDC Development Tour 2024 on Friday.

It is her first tournament victory on the PDC Development Tour for Greaves, having previously won 23 Women's Series tournaments and the Women's World Matchplay in the PDC. The way she won this Development Tour title showed similarities to most of her victories on the women's circuit. No one even came close to the 19-year-old's level.

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En route to the final, Greaves surrendered just four legs in seven matches. She successively defeated Tim Scholz (4-0), Xanti van den Bergh 94-1), Bailey White (4-2), Tyler Thorpe (4-0), Lewis Mayes (4-0), Owen Maiden (5-1) and Niko Springer (5-0).

Against Van den Bergh, White, Mayes and Maiden, Greaves threw 100+ averages with 103.14, 100.99, 107.36 and 102.27, respectively. In the final, Greaves won 5-1 over Daniel Perry, giving Greaves the top prize of 2,500 pounds.

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The Development Tour is the youth circuit of the PDC. This tour is open to players ages 16 through 23. Players who turn 24 during the season may continue to compete.

At each Development Tour tournament, there is a prize pool of 15,000 pounds to be divided. With the prize money, a ranking is established. At the end of the season, the numbers one and two receive an invitation to the World Darts Championship, plus a Tour Card for 2025 and 2026. The ranking winner also gets to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts.