Beau Greaves won the ninth tournament of the PDC Women's Series on Saturday afternoon. The Englishwoman was too strong for Mikuru Suzuki in the final to win her third Women's Series title of the season.
First, Greaves had easily qualified for the semifinals of Women' Series 9 after wins over Stacey Ellis (4-0), Clayanna Brandon (4-0), Kim Holden (4-1), Lorraine Winstanley (4-2) and Kirsi Viinikainen (5-1). In the semifinals, though, Greaves had to step up, as she surprisingly fell to a 2-4 deficit against Paige Pauling. With three legs won in a row, she still secured a spot in the final. She then won the final 5-4 against Suzuki.
How much prize money is up for grabs at the PDC Women's Series?
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.
Last 16
Eleanor Cairns 4 | 2 Sarah Roberts
Paige Pauling 4 | 1 Wendy Reinstadtler
Beau Greaves 4 | 2 Lorraine Winstanley
Kirsi Viinikainen 4 | 2 Rhian O'Sullivan
Aileen de Graaf 4 | 3 Gemma Hayter
Steph Clarke 4 | 3 Neuza Araujo
Mikuru Suzuki 4 | 1 Angela Kirkwood
Trina Gulliver 4 | 0 Fallon Sherrock
Quarterfinals
Paige Pauling 5 | 3 Eleanor Cairns
Beau Greaves 5 | 1 Kirsi Viinikainen
Steph Clarke 5 | 2 Aileen de Graaf
Mikuru Suzuki 5 | 0 Trina Gulliver
Semi-final
Beau Greaves 5 | 4 Paige Pauling
Mikuru Suzuki 5 | 0 Steph Clarke
Final
Beau Greaves 5 | 4 Mikuru Suzuki