Beau Greaves makes history by becoming first woman to win PDC ranking title

Beau Greaves

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Beau Greaves has become one of the biggest names in darts over the last 12 months, dominating the women's circuit and beating notable names like Luke Littler.

2026 has been her first year in the PDC as an official tour card holder. She's played in many Pro Tour events and has had many impressive campaigns at Players Championship events.

None was better than her historic run on Monday, as she made history at PC11.

Beau Greaves wins emotional final against Michael Smith, becomes first woman to win PDC ranking event

Greaves day started with opening round wins against Aden Kirk, Thomas Lovely and Jeffrey Sparidaans.

She averaged in the mid-to-high 90s in those games, but was able to raise her performance in the later rounds.

A round of 16 win over Karel Sedlacek sent her into a third straight PC event quarterfinal.

She hadn't made it further than that entering today, but made an impressive comeback against Rob Cross to make it through to the semifinals.

She averaged 102.56, beating Rob Cross 6-5, despite Voltage averaging 105.96 himself.

Cross was the first of three world champions she'd beat on her way to a first career PDC ranking title.

Her highest average of the day was in the semifinals against Gary Anderson, as she averaged 105.56, and won by a dominant scoreline of 7-1.

In the final, she faced the 2023 world champion, Michael Smith.