"It wouldn't be the decision I would make if I was her" - Porter on possibility of Greaves choosing WDF over PDC

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Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 17:30
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Much has been of the ruling by the PDC that has forced a number of players, including Luke Littler and Beau Greaves to make a choice between playing at the WDF World Championship and the PDC World Darts Championship. Now, Matt Porter has explained the decision.
"Obviously, the WDF have made the decision to move their world championship to prior to Alexandra Palace which has obviously changed the dynamic of things. Clearly it's the second event that always has to make the decision. We've never been the second event before," says Porter in conversation with Online Darts.
"There has to be a point where you have to make a decision that's in the best interest of the organization. Everything we've tried to build up over the last 30 years, the fact that no sport benefits from having more than one world champion, the fact that we strongly believe in integration between the men's game and the women's game at the elite level. Ultimately we've made a decision that's in the best interest of the PDC I don't think there's going to be any player who would disagree."
"They may think it's not a decision that's in the best interest of them as an individual depending on their circumstances but we have to protect the investment and the effort that we've put into building up the PDC World Championship," he continues.
As mentioned, one of the players affected by this choice is Beau Greaves. "It wouldn't be the decision I would make if I was her but that's not to say it's the wrong decision for her," Porter says on the possibility of Greaves choosing the WDF. "It's a difficult one, as I say everyone's got to do what they've got to do. You know we're investing a lot of money into women's darts, the women's series the prize money is significant the women's Matchplay the qualification spots for the Grand Slam and the World Championship and the support from the women's game has been tremendous."
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Bucko4009 28 September 2023 at 14:40+ 320

Matt porter shifting the blame yet again, Let us be clear, Against the best men , no woman over the longer distances will come close at the moment. I think Beau, Fallon,Mikaru and Ashton COULD get close. However , they (in the case of Fallon and Mikaru are not exactly setting the Modus series alight are they?( Yes i know everyone will remind me of fallons 9 darter!) but she has not won a contest yet and the Modus boys are second division compared with what they will face at the top end of the PDC! Beau is pragmatic ( or has been until now) and MAY opt to defend the ONLY womens World championship on offer( as i have commented before, The PDC are not all powerful. They would like to be!) and she has already WON the biggest womens trophy that the PDC have put on offer and has caused a shitstorm for Mark porter by destroying the rest of the womens hopes in the womens series( 4 left and cannot be caught BY ANYONE even if she chose not to play in the charade that has become the womens series! (Promises reneged on by mark porter and the PDC) To actually announce when the womens series is nearly done is cynical in the extreme and Mark Porters explanations do not wash with ANY genuine fans. Whats up , after my initial statement , Is porter scared Beau MIGHT do something in HIS world championship? Pathetic!!

Pharaoh98 28 September 2023 at 11:25+ 41

But Matt it's you who made her have to take that decision! It's totally ridiculous to announce it in September when Beau has already qualified for both events on merit! Fair enough if you announce it at the start of the season (I would still disagree with it) but this is just madness. You gotta know the criteria in advance as a player

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