Noa-Lynn van Leuven defeats Beau Greaves in dramatic decider to win PDC Women's Series title

Sunday, 11 August 2024 at 14:04

The fifteenth tournament of the PDC Women's Series went to Noa-Lynn van Leuven on Sunday afternoon. In the final she defeated Beau Greaves (5-4).

Greaves had previously qualified for the final without a problem. She dealt with Sophie Self (4-2), Irina Armstrong (4-0), Neuza Araujo (4-0), Fallon Sherrock (4-1), Lisa Ashton (5-2) and Mikuru Suzuki (5-1) in succession. Van Leuven began her tournament with a 4-1 win over Anca Zijlstra, and then also managed to beat Gemma Hayter (4-2), Aileen de Graaf (4-2), Robyn Byrne and Rhian O'Sullivan (5-1) for a spot in the final match.

But Van Leuven started in the ascendancy. Aileen de Graaf who said that Greaves was handing out more chances than ever on the doubles was correct as the former went into a 4-0 lead and looked likely to ease to the title. But Greaves gained confidence and when Van Leuven missed darts to claim it 5-2, Greaves continued to send it towards the decider.

But Van Leuven held her nerve when it mattered most. She hit multiple 140's in the decider to give Greaves no chance and claims a third title on the Women's Series.

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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 Darts World Cup, while the number two also gets to compete at Alexandra Palace.