Beau Greaves has become the first woman to win a Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) ranking title, defeating three former world champions at the Players Championship 11 in Milton Keynes.
The 22-year-old Englishwoman beat Rob Cross, Gary Anderson, and Michael Smith en route to the title, sealing an 8-7 victory over Smith in the final with a stunning 142 checkout.
Greaves, who also won the PDC Women's Series, Development Tour, and Challenge Tour this year, said: 'I can't believe it. I was up a fair few legs and I started to think about it. It caught up with me. I don't know whether I thought about being the first woman to do one. I can't believe I've hit that. I can't believe I took out that.'
In the semi-finals, Greaves produced a superb display to defeat two-time world champion Anderson 7-1, having edged past Cross 6-5 in the quarter-finals. She added: 'I am so happy I can't even describe how I feel. To have won on the Development Tour, Challenge Tour, PDC Women's Series, I am so proud of myself because I was struggling so bad at the start of the year, really bad.'
'I know I've got the ability and the talent, but I've beaten Gary Anderson and I couldn't believe it! Beating Michael. Beating players that I watched growing up. It's amazing and I feel really proud of myself.'
