Beau Greaves gained revenge on Aileen de Graaf last weekend, reversing the result from last year's Dutch Open Darts final to take the crown for herself.
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"I feel absolutely great! I didn't play amazing in the final, but I was happy just to take my chances and hit the big scores when needed," the two-time women's world champion reflected post-match in conversation with Darts Actueel. "I think it's one of the best tournaments on the tour. It is absolutely brilliant and so excited to come back next year."
Greaves opted to defend her Women's World Championship at Lakeside last year, rather than compete at the Alexandra Palace. Could she make a PDC return at the end of this year? "I don't know. It's a hard one," she ponders. "I love playing ladies darts and I'm big on ladies darts. I don't think the ladies are good enough to play the men, I've said it before. I don't really mind but it's one of them. It's just weighing up your options and seeing what's best."
"I'm going to do a bit of the Development Tour this year," she does reveal however. "So there's a lot of darts on offer, other than just getting a Tour Card."
"I love the WDF but some of the tournaments are a little bit sparse this year. But Lakeside is what we all play towards so as much as the PDC do for the Ladies which is brilliant, there's pros and cons."
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