SHERROCK AND GREAVES WIN WOMEN’S SERIES TITLES

By Aaron Nijjar

FALLON SHERROCK and Beau Greaves rounded off the third weekend of PDC Women’s Series action with a victory apiece in Rosmalen on Sunday. 

Following back-to-back wins for Noa-Lynn van Leuven on Saturday, the two most successful players in Women’s Series history returned to winning ways in Events 11 and 12 at the Autotron. 

‘The Queen of the Palace’ clinched her 20th PDC Women’s Series crown with victory in Sunday’s opening event, whitewashing her great rival Lisa Ashton 5-0 in the Event 11 showpiece to bring up the milestone. 

Former Grand Slam quarter-finalist Sherrock also overcame Wendy Reinstadtler, Steph Clarke, Laura Turner, Lauren Bloomfield and Kirsi Viinikainen en route to securing her second Women’s Series title of the year. 

Women’s world No. 1 Greaves had failed to go beyond the last 16 in the first three events of the weekend, but she regained the winning formula to round off the day’s double-header.

The Doncaster Darter produced a brilliant ton-topping average to dispatch Ireland’s Robyn Byrne and take the title, reeling off five consecutive legs in 15, 17, 15, 16 and 12 darts. 

This was preceded by a 5-3 win over Sherrock in the semi-finals, while she also accounted for Aileen de Graaf, Silvia Lindner, Rhian O’Sullivan and Gemma Hayter on her way to glory on Dutch soil. 

After winning her record-extending 34th Women’s Series title, Greaves revealed she has been lacking confidence at the oche as of late.  

She said: “Everything felt so hard and tiring.

“Nothing was going in but obviously over the moon to come out with the title.  

“I was really suffering, and I was just ready to throw my darts in the river to be fair.  

“It’s not how I want to win them. I have been so inconsistent. Yesterday summed it up I averaged 90 and then 70 later in the day.  

“It’s not good darts for me and I’m probably just lacking a bit of confidence. 

“I’m getting over it and trying to get through it.” 

Three-time Lakeside champion Greaves opened up on her anxiety and dartitis struggles which led her to withdraw from the ProTour last week. 

She added: “I played the Dev Tour played well and won a tournament. Then I woke up on the Saturday morning and something just felt wrong.  

“I decided I am not going to play the ProTour. I felt like I wasn’t ready to play and felt a lot of anxiety. I was dreading it.  

“I had a week at home but if anything, it made me worse. The inconsistency is frustrating me. 

“I’ve been struggling recently.  

“With my dartitis it’s tough and sometimes that gets the better of me. I have been to the doctors about it before and it has helped but it also hasn’t.  

“But to win one Women’s Series title this weekend gives me some confidence heading into whatever I play next.” 

Greaves now boasts a significant £6,200 lead over Sherrock on the Women’s Series Order of Merit with Ashton, Van Leuven, Byrne and Viinikainen completing the top six following the conclusion of event 12. 

The top two players from the final PDC Women’s Series Order of Merit will qualify to compete in the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, with the Order of Merit leader also qualifying for the 2025 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts.