GLORY FOR GILBERT! π Magical moment for Natalie Gilbert, who defeats Lorraine Winstanley 5-3 to clinch her maiden PDC Women's Series title with Event 24 success! π What a weekend of action it's been here in Wigan!
Natalie Gilbert has emerged the winner of the final tournament at the PDC Women's Series 2023. The 40-year-old was too strong for Lorraine Winstanley in the final after a day full of surprises.
The first favorite was eliminated in the first round. Mikuru Suzuki did not make it against Priscilla Steenbergen and lost 4-2 to the Dutchwoman. In the last 32, Trina Gulliver, Anastasia Dobromyslova, Fallon Sherrock and Rhian O'Sullivan were eliminated. Gilbert and Winstanley themselves were responsible for the defeats of Dobromyslova and O'Sullivan, respectively.
Gilbert then managed to qualify for the final with wins over Eleanor Cairns (4-0), Noa-Lynn van Leuven (5-3) and Kirsty Hutchinson (5-4). Winstanley provided a surprise win over Beau Greaves (5-2) in the semifinals. In the final, the win giong 5-3 to Gilbert, who thus captured her first Women's Series title.
Beau Greaves finished in first place on the Women's Series Order of Merit with 29,400 pounds. Her win at the Women's World Matchplay already allowed her to compete at the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Darts Championship.
However, Greaves recently announced she would not play at Alexandra Palace in order to compete at Lakeside. As a result, Fallon Sherrock and Mikuru Suzuki are the only two ladies at the PDC's World Darts Championship. Sherrock, as number two on the Women's Series Order of Merit, may also compete at the Grand Slam of Darts.
Results PDC Women's Series 24.
Last 16
Robyn Byrne 4 | 2 Sharon Straatsma-Pul
Kirsty Hutchinson 4 | 3 Maria O'Brien
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 4 | 0 Lorraine Hyde
Natalie Gilbert 4 | 0 Eleanor Cairns
Vicky Plum 4 | 3 Sara Mortimer
Beau Greaves 4 | 0 Steph Clarke
Lorraine Winstanley 4 | 1 Kim Holden
Casey Gallagher 4 | 1 Laura Turner
Quarterfinals
Kirsty Hutchinson 5 | 3 Robyn Byrne
Natalie Gilbert 5 | 3 Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Beau Greaves 5 | 2 Vicky Plum
Lorraine Winstanley 5 | 2 Casey Gallagher
Semi-final
Natalie Gilbert 5 | 4 Kirsty Hutchinson
Lorraine Winstanley 5 | 3 Beau Greaves
Final
Natalie Gilbert 5 | 3 Lorraine Winstanley
GLORY FOR GILBERT! π Magical moment for Natalie Gilbert, who defeats Lorraine Winstanley 5-3 to clinch her maiden PDC Women's Series title with Event 24 success! π What a weekend of action it's been here in Wigan!