Race to Blackpool heats up: Final Women's World Matchplay spots to be decided this weekend on the Women’s Series
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The final sprint for a place at the 2025 Betfred Women’s World Matchplay is on. This weekend’s four Women’s Series events will determine which eight players earn a coveted spot at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool — home to one of the most prestigious titles in the women’s game.
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Unlike the regular Women’s Series Order of Merit, qualification for the Women’s World Matchplay is based on a rolling ranking table. Only prize money earned from the start of the Women’s Series season after the 2024 Matchplay through to this weekend’s final event counts toward qualification.
Beau Greaves is in a league of her own atop the rolling table. With £25,800 in prize money banked, the reigning champion has long secured her return to Blackpool and remains the red-hot favourite to defend her crown.
Also safely through are Noa-Lynn van Leuven (£15,600), Fallon Sherrock (£13,300), Lisa Ashton (£9,500), and Robyn Byrne (£9,300) — a strong and experienced core likely to pose a serious threat on the big stage.
Gemma Hayter is effectively over the line as well, sitting on £7,900. Barring a bizarre set of results, she’s expected to claim one of the eight spots.
The real drama lies in the final two qualification places. As things stand, Kirsi Viinikainen (£6,600) and Lorraine Winstanley (£6,400) occupy those crucial seventh and eighth positions. But their spots are far from secure.
Aileen de Graaf is leading the chasing pack on £5,900 and could leapfrog her way into contention with a strong weekend. Others just outside the top eight also have a mathematical shot, meaning every match in Milton Keynes could prove decisive.
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The Women’s World Matchplay has grown in stature since its inception, and with the talent pool deeper than ever, securing a place in the final eight is a major achievement in itself.
| Rank | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Beau Greaves | 25800 |
| 2 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven | 15600 |
| 3 | Fallon Sherrock | 13300 |
| 4 | Lisa Ashton | 9500 |
| 5 | Robyn Byrne | 9300 |
| 6 | Gemma Hayter | 7900 |
| 7 | Kirsi Viinikainen | 6600 |
| 8 | Lorraine Winstanley | 6400 |
| 9 | Aileen de Graaf | 5900 |
| 10 | Angela Kirkwood | 5100 |
| 11 | Rhian O'Sullivan | 4700 |
| 12 | Katie Sheldon | 3400 |
| 13 | Lorraine Hyde | 3400 |
| 14 | Mikuru Suzuki | 3300 |
| 15 | Natalie Gilbert | 2900 |
| 16 | Neuza Araujo | 2800 |
| 17 | Paige Pauling | 2800 |
| 18 | Laura Turner | 2700 |
| 19 | Steph Clarke | 2700 |
| 20 | Kim Holden | 2600 |
| 21 | Denise Cassidy | 2600 |
| 22 | Jo Locke | 2600 |
| 23 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | 2500 |
| 24 | Rose Mort | 2000 |
| 25 | Trina Gulliver | 1900 |
| 26 | Stefanie Lueck | 1700 |
| 27 | Aletta Wajer | 1600 |
| 28 | Kirsty Hutchinson | 1600 |
| 29 | Stacey Ellis | 1500 |
| 30 | Eleanor Cairns | 1500 |
| 31 | Vicky Plum | 1500 |
| 32 | Felicia Blay | 1400 |
| 33 | Aurora Fochesato | 1400 |
| 34 | Desiree Yellow | 1200 |
| 35 | Greta Tekauer | 1200 |
| 36 | Anca Zijlstra | 1200 |
| 37 | Kyana Frauenfelder | 1100 |
| 38 | Hannah Meek | 1000 |
| 39 | Chelsea Campbell | 900 |
| 40 | Maret Liiri | 900 |
| 41 | Marie Fitton | 900 |
| 42 | Lauren Bloomfield | 800 |
| 43 | Wendy Reinstadtler | 800 |
| 44 | Rebecca Brouse | 800 |
| 45 | Yukie Sakaguchi | 800 |
| 46 | Jade Gofford | 700 |
| 47 | Quintey Bieman | 700 |
| 48 | Joanne Oldershaw | 700 |
| 49 | Lauryn Salter | 700 |
| 50 | Dana Verhaegen | 600 |
| 51 | Laura Patton | 600 |
| 52 | Snezana Veljkovic | 600 |
| 53 | Chris Savvery | 600 |
| 54 | Michelle Andrews | 600 |
| 55 | Shana Van Nieuwenhoven | 500 |
| 56 | Barbora Hospodarska | 500 |
| 57 | Adriana van Wijgerden-Vermaat | 500 |
| 58 | Kim Palstra | 500 |
| 59 | Laura van den Berg | 500 |
| 60 | Rebecca Hoyland | 500 |
| 61 | Roos (Rose) van der Velde | 500 |
| 62 | Daniela Schug | 500 |
| 63 | Evonne Taylor | 500 |
| 64 | Hilary Kirkbride | 500 |
| 65 | Gemma Reynolds | 500 |
| 66 | Rhiannon Graham | 500 |
| 67 | Jane Robson | 500 |
| 68 | Sharona Field | 500 |
| 69 | Eve Watson | 500 |
| 70 | Silvia Lindner | 400 |
| 71 | Emma Winkelmann | 400 |
| 72 | Debra Watling | 400 |
| 73 | Kelly Streef | 400 |
| 74 | Jan Robbins | 400 |
| 75 | Dani Kearns | 400 |
| 76 | Sally Whiting | 400 |
| 77 | Janet Hardman | 400 |
| 78 | Courtney Hine | 400 |
| 79 | Rowena Sidley | 400 |
| 80 | Mahi Bosmia | 400 |
| 81 | Nathalie Van Marm | 400 |
| 82 | Priscilla Steenbergen | 400 |
| 83 | Anu Rasmus | 300 |
| 84 | Layla Brussels | 300 |
| 85 | Sharon Straatsma-Pul | 300 |
| 86 | Crissy Manley | 300 |
| 87 | Holly Glet | 300 |
| 88 | Jacqueline Maiden | 300 |
| 89 | Victoria Cauteruccio | 300 |
| 90 | Rebecca Barrow | 300 |
| 91 | Angela Barrow | 300 |
| 92 | Anna Forsmark | 300 |
| 93 | Maria O'Brien | 300 |
| 94 | Amy Evans | 300 |
| 95 | Ros Hemmings | 300 |
| 96 | Vanessa Zuidema | 300 |
| 97 | Irina Armstrong | 300 |
| 98 | Julia Siek | 200 |
| 99 | Sabrina Jongenotter | 200 |
| 100 | Bianca Michalczyk | 200 |
| 101 | Sharon Godbeer | 200 |
| 102 | Rachel Part | 200 |
| 103 | Lynsey Childs | 200 |
| 104 | Tammy Mackenzie | 200 |
| 105 | Kacie O'Connor | 200 |
| 106 | Sara Walton | 200 |
| 107 | Paula Jacklin | 200 |
| 108 | Leanne Topper | 200 |
| 109 | Becky Taylor | 200 |
| 110 | Kirsty Chubb | 200 |
| 111 | Sandy Wolf | 200 |
| 112 | Nanako Shimizu | 200 |
| 113 | Janine Wagener | 200 |
| 114 | Talita Biagetti | 200 |
| 114 | Ingibjorg Magnusdottir | 200 |
| 116 | Teri Kidwell | 100 |
| 116 | Klaziena Pleijzier | 100 |
| 118 | Roswitha Burkhard | 100 |
| 119 | Franziska Riepe | 100 |
| 119 | Romy Vermeulen | 100 |
| 121 | Carly Chenery | 100 |
| 122 | Ella Coburn | 100 |
| 122 | Tracey Heppinstall | 100 |
| 124 | Mercedes Pieters | 100 |
| 125 | Tracy North | 100 |
| 125 | Sari Wallin | 100 |
| 127 | Sarah Brown | 100 |
| 128 | Sandra Augustsson | 100 |
| 128 | Sandra Page | 100 |
| 130 | Leanna Hadfield | 100 |
| 131 | JieYu Gao | 100 |
| 132 | Kaori Sagawa | 100 |
| 133 | Jo Andrews | 100 |
| 133 | Christine Readhead | 100 |
| 135 | Aoife McCormack | 100 |
| 136 | Danielle Evans | 100 |
| 136 | Fiona Roberts | 100 |
| 138 | Qingxin Zhao | 100 |
| 139 | Sonja Mueller | 100 |
| 139 | Ina Rademacher | 100 |
| 141 | Tori Kewish | 100 |
| 141 | Tanja Klueners | 100 |
| 141 | Eireann van Wijgerden | 100 |
| 144 | Miyu Ichihara | 100 |
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