Laura Turner on what makes Beau Greaves so particular after her Ladies’s Sequence exploits – ‘Her throw is perfection’

Beau Greaves’ throw is “perfection” and now she is able to take her recreation onto the large stage – together with the PDC ProTour – in opposition to the likes of Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, believes Laura Turner.

Greaves prolonged her staggering profitable streak on the PDC Ladies’s Sequence to 86 matches – taking her tally to 13 successive occasions on the weekend.

The Doncaster star final tasted defeat again in April in opposition to Gemma Hayter, whereas additionally ending second on the Improvement Tour rankings to safe a Tour Card for 2026/27.

She additionally surprised world champion Littler in an exceptional last-leg decider to turn out to be the primary lady to succeed in the ultimate of the World Youth Championship in opposition to defending champion Gian van Veen subsequent month in Minehead.

Greaves, who will compete on the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton, defeated Sky Sports activities analyst Turner en path to profitable Occasion 24 on Sunday, with Turner admitting she felt like “more of a spectator”.

Regardless of the 4-0 humbling, Turner is happy to see the 21-year-old making progress at a charge of knots.

“What she’s doing in the sport at the moment, it’s absolutely phenomenal. I’m excited to see what next year brings because obviously we’re going to see her on the ProTour, all among those big 128. That’s really exciting,” she stated.

“But what I love now is she’s been one of those players, when we discussed it before, that perhaps didn’t always have the confidence, but now she believes she is ready. We all believe she’s ready for ages, but what Beau does is always on her own terms, in her own time. And you can just see it’s worked.

“She’s very a lot understands the place her recreation’s at, the place her thoughts is at, and he or she’ll make the subsequent transfer when she’s prepared.”

What makes Beau’s throw the most effective in darts?

Wayne Mardle has drooled over Greaves’ throwing motion, and with Turner having first-hand expertise of trying to tame ‘Beau ‘n’ Arrow’ she admits it is onerous to disagree along with her fellow pundit.

“Greaves’ action is beautiful and Wayne is one of those players, along with others, that say if you want to learn how to play darts and you want that throw, Beau is the one to look at. It’s silky smooth, there’s no movement in the body,” she stated.

“She’s got a lovely rhythm, and she just doesn’t miss. You have to be on your game from the very start.

“After I obtained the higher of her a few years in the past, she wasn’t hitting these massive 80-90 averages. Now what you are seeing from her is form of 90-100 averages on this constant foundation. For those who’re not in your recreation, and for me, it will probably be taking part in the most effective recreation of my life to truly get previous her – it is extremely troublesome.”

Greaves can be one among 5 gamers from the Ladies’s Sequence to compete on the PDC World Championship, which begins at London’s Alexandra Palace reside from December 11-January 3 on Sky Sports activities.

Fallon Sherrock, Netherlands’ Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Hayter certified through their Ladies’s Sequence rating factors, whereas top-ranked Greaves made it courtesy of her performances on the Improvement Tour and Lisa Ashton as Ladies’s World Matchplay champion.

“We’re just seeing year on year, we’re getting more tournaments, we’re getting increases in prize money. Now we’re getting more opportunities on these big stages as well. So it is a growth thing,” admitted Turner.

“With the women’s series, year on year, getting better, the averages are getting bigger. And now the rewards are being shown. I really can’t wait to see how the five of them get on up there at Ally Pally.”

What are the probabilities of a girls’s worlds?

The concept of a separate world championship has additionally been floated about, however Turner feels that idea is some time away as a result of ongoing improvement of girls’s darts.

“The Women’s Series is now attracting over 100 players nearly every occasion. Ideally, you’d want to get up that to a consistent 128, I would imagine. And then it’s just having the depth. And I think now we’re seeing that there is the depth of talent.

“I would like to see extra alternatives going ahead for ladies, maybe on the UK Open. Or maybe there may be potential to do a devoted girls’s world championship underneath the banner of the PDC as effectively. However I am nonetheless liking the truth that we’re nonetheless seeing improvement.”

‘Sherrock making proper resolution to step away’

Turner has additionally backed Sherrock’s plans to take a break from darts in 2026 to concentrate on her well being, primarily because of a long-standing kidney illness that has been affecting her power ranges and efficiency, calling her an “icon” of the ladies’s recreation.

“She’s played at the top level for such a long time and if she feels it is the right time just to step away, then absolutely. It’s what’s right for her at the time,” stated Turner.

“She’s still playing at an exceptional standard. It’s managing darts and life because darts can just take over.”

Laura Turner was talking to Raz Mirza. Sky Sports activities will as soon as once more be the house of the World Cup of Darts, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts and extra! Stream darts and extra prime sport with NOW