Beau Greaves etched her name into darts history by becoming the first woman to secure a victory on the PDC European Tour. The 22-year-old from Doncaster overcame Daryl Gurney 6-4 in the first round of the Czech Open in Prague, breaking a 15-year barrier on the tour.<\/p>\n
Gurney had previously defeated Greaves in a deciding set at the PDC World Championship in December. He took an early 3-1 lead in Prague, but Greaves responded with a dominant display, winning three consecutive legs featuring finishes of 14, 13, and 11 darts to take a 4-3 lead. Although Gurney leveled the match at 4-4, Greaves held her nerve to seal the win.<\/p>\n
“It feels amazing,” Greaves said. “It’s just so nice to win a game. I was so nervous at the start, I don’t know why. It took me so long to get settled, but luckily I did enough to win the game.”<\/p>\n
The victory adds to a impressive list of achievements for Greaves. In April, she became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by defeating Michael Smith. Earlier in February, she made history again by becoming the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour in a win over Mensur Suljovic. Most recently, she secured her third Women’s World Matchplay title in July by beating Fallon Sherrock.<\/p>\n
Greaves now prepares to face world number two Luke Humphries in the second round on Saturday. “I’ve played Luke on the big stage before so I know what to expect, he’s world class so I’m going to have to play a lot better than I did tonight,” she noted. “What more do you want than on a Euro Tour to play one of the best players in the world? I’ll look forward to it and I’ll be ready. “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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