Lorraine Winstanley has provided resounding surprises at the opening tournament of the 2025 PDC Women's Series by eliminating both Fallon Sherrock and top favourite Beau Greaves.
Greaves had qualified for the last sixteen before that with childlike ease. She defeated Paige Pauling (4-0), Hannah Meek (4-1) and Rose Mort (4-1) with averages above ninety each time. Against Winstanley, Greaves also threw an average of above ninety (91.99), but she missed a matchdart to win the contest 4-3. Winstanley took advantage and pulled out the win with an 82 finish. The 49-year-old Englishwoman had already won 4-3 over Sherrock in the last 32.
Other well-known players in the last eight include Gemma Hayter and four-time world champion Lisa Ashton. Among others, 'The Lancashire Rose' defeated Rhian O'Sullivan (4-3) on her way to the quarter-finals. Noa-Lynn van Leuven did not lose a single leg in her matches against Steph Clarke (4-0), Denise Cassidy (4-0) and Maret Liiri (4-0). Aileen de Graaf dealt with Tammy Mackenzie (4-2), Sari Sauvola (4-0), Leanna Hadfield (4-0) and Angela Kirkwood (4-1).
Last 16
Robyn Byrne (73.46) 4 | 1 (60.94) Angela Barrow
Lorraine Winstanley (87.64) 4 | 3 (91.99) Beau Greaves
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (88.41) 4 | 0 (66.05) Maret Liiri
Gemma Hayter (84.68) 4 | 0 (56.50) Kacie O'Connor
Aileen de Graaf (60.68) 4 | 1 (64.55) Angela Kirkwood
Jo Locke (70.88) 4 | 2 (62.17) Marie Fitton
Kirsi Viinikainen (78.13) 4 | 2 (65.66) Kim Holden
Lisa Ashton (68.18) 4 | 1 (62.41) Snezana Veljkovic
Last 32
Angela Barrow (62.66) 4 | 3 (56.19) Lynsey Childs
Robyn Byrne (69.48) 4 | 3 (64.60) Kyana Frauenfelder
Beau Greaves (90.33) 4 | 1 (69.31) Rose Mort
Lorraine Winstanley (80.40) 4 | 3 (83.95) Fallon Sherrock
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (84.68) 4 | 0 (73.17) Denise Cassidy
Maret Liiri (76.14) 4 | 3 (76.90) Aurora Fochesato
Gemma Hayter (80.67) 4 | 1 (65.29) Wendy Reinstadtler
Kacie O'Connor (67.60) 4 | 3 (68.67) Maria O'Brien
Angela Kirkwood (71.49) 4 | 2 (72.80) Trina Gulliver
Aileen de Graaf (68.32) 4 | 0 (54.32) Leanna Hadfield
Jo Locke (75.15) 4 | 0 (70.36) Chris Savvery
Marie Fitton (63.96) 4 | 0 (56.16) Courtney Hine
Kirsi Viinikainen (81.79) 4 | 2 (79.59) Neuza Araujo
Kim Holden (72.43) 4 | 0 (61.79) Felicia Blay
Snezana Veljkovic (65.65) 4 | 2 (65.78) Eleanor Cairns
Lisa Ashton (79.02) 4 | 3 (80.59) Rhian O'Sullivan
Last 64
Lynsey Childs (58.94) 4 | 0 (57.09) Hilary Kirkbride
Angela Barrow (64.78) 4 | 2 (54.66) Jan Robbins
Kyana Frauenfelder (61.12) 4 | 2 (56.28) Kelly Livett
Robyn Byrne (81.83) 4 | 1 (76.82) Katie Sheldon
Rose Mort (68.07) 4 | 2 (64.05) Jade Gofford
Beau Greaves (95.58) 4 | 1 (76.48) Hannah Meek
Lorraine Winstanley (74.01) 4 | 1 (67.24) Rowena Sidley
Fallon Sherrock (84.68) 4 | 0 (65.96) Natalie Gilbert
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (76.10) 4 | 0 (65.23) Steph Clarke
Denise Cassidy (74.85) 4 | 3 (72.20) Joanne Oldershaw
Aurora Fochesato (65.35) 4 | 0 (59.13) Greta Tekauer
Maret Liiri (56.27) 4 | 3 (55.73) Debra Watling
Wendy Reinstadtler (75.79) 4 | 2 (67.24) Anu Rasmus
Gemma Hayter (69.10) 4 | 0 (61.81) Tracy North
Kacie O'Connor (69.14) 4 | 1 (50.44) Sandra Page
Maria O'Brien (70.73) 4 | 3 (65.50) Sandra Augustsson
Trina Gulliver (70.73) 4 | 0 (61.67) Janet Hardman
Angela Kirkwood (71.87) 4 | 1 (72.24) Victoria Cauteruccio
Leanna Hadfield (46.99) 4 | 2 (43.84) Renata Rangel
Aileen de Graaf (74.22) 4 | 0 (60.42) Sari Sauvola
Chris Savvery (61.98) 4 | 0 (59.74) Holly Glet
Jo Locke (69.10) 4 | 0 (63.79) Lauryn Salter
Marie Fitton (66.07) 4 | 0 (49.70) Tracey Reeve
Courtney Hine (53.74) 4 | 1 (50.76) Laura Patton
Kirsi Viinikainen (66.19) 4 | 1 (55.97) Jane Monaghan
Neuza Araujo (64.80) 4 | 3 (72.79) Kirsty Hutchinson
Felicia Blay (64.73) 4 | 3 (63.62) Sally Whiting
Kim Holden (67.32) 4 | 2 (66.29) Ros Hemmings
Eleanor Cairns (66.80) 4 | 0 (49.03) Lesley Pattinson
Snezana Veljkovic (63.35) 4 | 2 (58.60) Michelle Binns
Lisa Ashton (74.22) 4 | 0 (57.22) Sarah Brown
Rhian O'Sullivan (79.44) 4 | 1 (79.01) Anastasia Dobromyslova
Last 128
Jan Robbins (58.37) 4 | 3 (52.22) Shannon Reeves
Angela Barrow (61.88) 4 | 3 (61.70) Chelsea Campbell
Katie Sheldon (68.69) 4 | 1 (58.09) Quintey Bieman
Robyn Byrne (66.80) 4 | 0 (63.10) Kim Palstra
Beau Greaves (92.49) 4 | 0 (79.33) Paige Pauling
Hannah Meek (60.00) 4 | 3 (54.79) Ingibjorg Magnusdottir
Rowena Sidley (63.99) 4 | 1 (64.45) Stacey Ellis
Fallon Sherrock (83.02) 4 | 3 (82.33) Laura Turner
Natalie Gilbert (63.10) 4 | 1 (51.08) Rhiannon Graham
Denise Cassidy (75.15) 4 | 0 (59.96) Michelle Andrews
Joanne Oldershaw (62.06) 4 | 1 (47.14) Jody Hancock
Debra Watling (52.74) 4 | 0 (48.22) Sari Wallin
Maret Liiri (50.68) 4 | 1 (50.05) Emma Evans
Gemma Hayter (75.06) 4 | 1 (73.03) Lauren Bloomfield
Tracy North (63.90) 4 | 1 (55.10) Jane Robson
Kacie O'Connor (52.62) 4 | 2 (42.32) Jane Biggs
Maria O'Brien (66.07) 4 | 0 (47.86) Jo Andrews
Sandra Augustsson (57.35) 4 | 1 (49.10) Teri Kidwell
Victoria Cauteruccio (59.39) 4 | 2 (54.54) Crissy Manley
Angela Kirkwood (69.10) 4 | 0 (53.25) Marika Keskinarksus
Sari Sauvola (52.25) 4 | 2 (49.46) Milou Emriksdotter
Aileen de Graaf (72.33) 4 | 2 (61.16) Tammy Mackenzie
Jo Locke (62.63) 4 | 0 (50.87) Barbora Hospodarska
Lauryn Salter (63.68) 4 | 2 (62.64) Anna Forsmark
Marie Fitton (58.64) 4 | 3 (55.54) Rebecca Barrow
Laura Patton (57.42) 4 | 3 (54.91) Rebecca Hoyland
Courtney Hine (58.24) 4 | 3 (47.38) Margaret Kelly
Neuza Araujo (64.65) 4 | 0 (42.90) Lainey Webb
Kirsty Hutchinson (65.89) 4 | 3 (67.88) Stefanie Lueck
Ros Hemmings (65.59) 4 | 3 (60.53) Marlene Barcelos
Kim Holden (59.02) 4 | 3 (55.52) Sharon Godbeer
Snezana Veljkovic (61.07) 4 | 3 (57.40) Gemma Reynolds
Michelle Binns (55.15) 4 | 3 (52.91) Janika Englund
Sarah Brown (49.72) 4 | 1 (49.47) Anne Kreivi
Rhian O'Sullivan (78.76) 4 | 2 (68.95) Vicky Plum
Anastasia Dobromyslova (73.32) 4 | 0 (48.48) Jenni Kahari