Source: Radio New Zealand
Beau Greaves, in action during the 2026 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London. SHANE HEALEY
There has been history made in the darts world on Wednesday (UK time), with English player Beau Greaves becoming the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour.
The 22-year-old achieved the perfect leg in a Players Championship match against Austrian Mensur Suljovic, hitting back-to-back 180s, and finishing treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 in Leicester.
She celebrated the milestone with a quiet fist-pump, before accepting congratulations from Suljovic.
Reality then sunk in, as she shook her head in disbelief.
“I’ve narrowly missed hitting one a few times so it was nice to finally hit one. It’s nice to be the first woman to hit one on the PDC ProTour,” she said.
She went on to claim a 6-5 victory by clinching a final-leg decider, but was beaten in the next round by David Sharp.
Greaves, who is from Doncaster, has dominated the Women’s Series in recent years and beat Luke Littler on her way to the World Youth Championship final.
She also competed at this year’s World Championships, but lost a close first-round match against Daryl Gurney.
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