Greaves snubs Ally Pally as ‘girls will not beat male darts stars like Littler’
Women’s World Matchplay champion Beau Greaves has rejected her place in the PDC World Championships for a second year.
The 20-year-old darts star beat Fallon Sherrock 6-3 in the Matchplay final in Blackpool to defend her title. But she admitted her reluctance to take on the male players after yet another dominant victory on the women’s tour.
Greaves’ triumph in the Women’s Matchplay automatically earns her a place at both the PDC’s Grand Slam and the World Championship, but she has again decided not to take up her place at Ally Pally in December and will instead attempt to defend her WDF Women’s World Championship title.
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“Men’s and ladies darts should be separate. I don’t think any lady will ever go to Ally Pally and win that. If you think that, you’re being silly,” she said. “I know how I can play but it doesn’t necessarily happen on the day. Men are just more consistent. You have to be realistic and ask if it’s going to go anywhere.”
Greaves previously played at the 2023 PDC World Championship but lost in the first round to William O’Connor, an experience she didn’t enjoy. Meanwhile, her beaten Matchplay opponent Sherrock shot to stardom at the 2020 worlds when she reached the third round of the most prestigious tournament in darts – earning the nickname “the Queen of the Palace”. Despite her inaugural success, Sherrock has failed to progress past the first round in the three years since.
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“I just don’t think we will ever be good enough to play against the likes of Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen or Luke Littler,” Greaves continued. “You’re facing a losing battle before you’ve even thrown a dart. I think for me, the women’s game is more important.
“When I go to the Grand Slam I don’t look forward to it because I know I have got to play men. I don’t fancy my chances at all – I am just realistic.”
Greaves called upon the PDC to implement better platforms for women, believing the organisation could look at alternative formats to benefit the female players. “We are not going to be as good as the men so you have to think if they are going to take the risk with us and have their own World Championship,” she added. “It would be great. They do a Matchplay, why not do that side of it?”