Beau Greaves won’t take her place on the World Darts Championship this 12 months however hopes to return to Alexandra Palace sooner or later.
Greaves defeated Fallon Sherrock 6-3 on Sunday to retain her Girls’s World Matchplay title and earn a spot within the end-of-season showcase.
However the 20-year-old says she is going to once more miss the event – having rejected her place final season – and as an alternative give attention to successful a 3rd WDF Girls’s World Championship title in a row.
Greaves advised Sky Sports activities Information: “I have won the ladies’ World Championship back to back now and I don’t want to miss out on the chance of retaining that title so that is all it comes down to.
“Hopefully, I can return to Ally Pally in years to come back however proper now I wish to give attention to girls’ darts”
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Greaves stated she felt nervous forward of the World Matchplay last however stated she’s trying ahead to celebrating
Sky Sports activities Information understands Greaves is but to formally inform the PDC that she won’t take her place and has till November twenty fourth to take action.
Greaves, who misplaced within the first spherical on her Worlds debut to William O’Connor in 2022, says for now she stays centered on taking part in girls’s darts as a result of competing towards males “consistently” stays a problem.
She stated: “It’s not that we can’t beat them, it’s just doing it all the time. It’s not easy to get on stage and have to play extremely well to beat someone, and it just feels a bit difficult to me.
“Generally a number of the girls, together with myself, do play properly. Nevertheless it’s not on a regular basis. The lads simply have that consistency over us on the minute. However you by no means know.
Beau Greaves has advised Sky Sports activities she is going to once more miss the World Darts Championship to defend her girls’s world title
“That’s how I think now, I might not think that in a few years. But for now I’d just rather play ladies’ darts rather than try and overplay myself vs the men.”
In response to Greaves’ feedback, PDC chief govt Matt Porter stated: “We have invested over £1m into women’s darts in recent years and are committed to continuing to do so.
“We have now at all times been clear that we see the potential for women and men to compete on a degree taking part in area within the sport as an asset, not a hindrance and all our occasions have at all times been open to female and male gamers.
“The progress made by so many women players in recent years shows the rich talent pool that is out there and over the years ahead we hope to see many more women competing in our biggest events alongside male players.”
