GREAVES: FROM WINDOW CLEANER TO WORLDS STAR

BEAU GREAVES swapped a squeegee for flying tungsten and is now carving out a place among the elite of the darts game.

Before rising through the ranks, ‘Beau ’n’ Arrow’ earned her pocket money by helping out on her dad’s window-cleaning rounds.

But the 21-year-old has since soared to new heights, dominating the women’s game and securing a coveted Tour Card for the 2026–27 campaign.

Greaves has fond memories of her days working alongside her family, long before darts became her full-time focus.

She told SunSport: “My dad had a really big window-cleaning round when I was younger.

“My dad and uncle used to do it, my brothers helped out, too, and I was the last one to do it before he retired.

“I got involved from time to time but I absolutely loved it and I would still do it now if he wasn’t retired.

“It’s what I did when I was younger for a little bit. I suppose it was my first job, but he didn’t pay me that much!

“We didn’t have the long poles like some window cleaners use now – there was just a ladder, mop and blade.

“Towards the end, it always seemed to be me who got the job doing the windows on big three-storey houses.

“So I got the short straw and I didn’t get paid extra but I enjoyed it.”

The women’s world No1 returns to action on Friday night when she takes on World Cup winner Daryl Gurney in a blockbuster first-round clash at the World Championship.

Greaves heads into the tie in red-hot form after reaching the final of the World Youth Championship and racking up an incredible 86-match winning streak on the Women’s Series.

The Doncaster thrower admits darts has done wonders for her confidence away from the oche as well as on it.

She added: “I’m only 21 but I feel like I’ve been 30 for the last 15 years!

“Darts has done that to me and made me grow up quickly. I don’t mind, it’s done wonders for me.

“I’ve just grown up in a different lifestyle to other teenagers. It kind of does that to you.

“When you play a sport, you want to win so badly and you want the lifestyle that goes with it.

“You get away from your teenage years and you start thinking about what you want from life.

“You forget about the young stuff you should be doing.

“When I was younger, I was a mute – I never really said anything at school. I was really shy but playing darts brought me out of my shell.

“I suppose when you get more popular in the game, more people want to meet you, but it forced me to bring out that other side of me.

“I’ve always been a friendly person but I was just really shy and didn’t know what to say half the time.

“Darts has made me a more talkative person and matured me quicker than most things.”

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