Beau Greaves became the first woman to hit a nine-darter on the PDC ProTour as she delivered a perfect leg of darts against Mensur Suljovic at Wednesday’s Players Championship.
The 22-year-old marked the milestone with a fist-pump and a subtle chuckle to herself on her way to a 6-5 victory as Suljovic squandered three match darts.
It saw her advance to the third round in Leicester having beaten former Lakeside champion Chris Landman 6-5 in the opening round after a 116 finish.
She was eventually stopped in her tracks by a 6-3 loss to David Sharp, with Gerwyn Price going on to win the tournament by beating Andrew Gilding in the final.
“I couldn’t believe I’d hit it! I just about hit the treble 19 and then I was quite confident that the double 12 was going in,” said Greaves.
“I couldn’t stop smiling because I couldn’t wait to tell my dad, even though I knew he’d be watching it.
“I’ve narrowly missed hitting one a few times to it was nice to finally hit one. It’s nice to be the first woman to hit one on the PDC ProTour, I’m glad it was on the stream as well.
“It was hard to get back into the game after I’d hit it, I was shaking afterwards. It was nerve-wracking but I managed to get the win in the end.”
Greaves recently opened the 2026 Women’s Series with a perfect weekend in Germany as she extended her winning run to 113 matches and 17 consecutive titles after dropping just 23 legs and producing 14 whitewashes in 27 games.
The three-time WDF World Darts Championship champion has not been beaten on the Women’s Series circuit since April 2025.
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Beau Greaves suffered an unlucky bounce-out as it looked like she nailed a 124 checkout on the bullseye during her match against Jonny Clayton. Credit: OfficialPDC
“I’m enjoying my start to life on the PDC ProTour, I’ve been struggling in patches with a bit of tension in my throw, but I am playing well and enjoying it,” she added on Wednesday.
“You’re playing the best players in the world so if you lose a game, it’s just a case of your opponent playing better than you on the day.”
Greaves has asserted herself as one of the rising stars of darts as a two-time Women’s World Matchplay champion and winner of a record 50 PDC Women’s Series titles. She became just the fourth woman ever to hold a PDC Tour Card having finished second in the 2025 PDC Developmental Tour rankings to earn her opportunity.
She became the first woman to reach the final of the PDC World Youth Championship after beating Luke Littler in the semi-finals last year.
Price warms up for MVG Premier League clash with victory
Price powered his way to a first PDC ranking title of 2026 with a comprehensive 8-1 victory over Gilding.
Price – runner-up to Wessel Nijman in Players Championship Two earlier this month – went one better in Leicester, producing a tournament average of 102.82 to triumph.
The former world champion conceded just 14 legs across his seven matches at the Mattioli Arena, overhauling Nijman to move top of the 2026 Players Championship rankings after six events.
Gerwyn Price was in superb form on his way to victory
“I thought I played decent today,” reflected Price, who will take on Michael van Gerwen on Night Four of the Premier League in Belfast on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports.
“There were one or two games where I wasn’t at my best – even in the final – but I had enough in the tank.
“It’s a big night for me in the Premier League [on Thursday], so it’s great to get a bit of confidence by winning this and I’m looking forward to tomorrow now.
“I’m feeling good. Two years ago I had the worst year I’ve ever had in the PDC, so I’m defending absolutely nothing this year.
“Whoever is above me, I’m going to catch them!”
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Price said after his recent Premier League victory in Antwerp that he’s playing some of the best darts of his career
Price powered into round three with successive 6-1 demolitions of Cristo Reyes and Maik Kuivenhoven, which he followed up with another emphatic win at the expense of Lukas Wenig.
The 40-year-old continued his procession with another outstanding display against Scott Waites, averaging 109.48 to run out a 6-1 winner in the battle of the former Grand Slam champions.
The relentless standard continued in his quarter-final clash against Kevin Doets, with Price averaging 108.59 to set up a showdown against his World Cup partner Jonny Clayton.
Clayton snapped his 10-match losing streak against Price in last week’s Premier League, but he was unable to repeat the feat, as Price averaged 104.47 to seal a 7-4 success.
The Welshman then raced into an early 3-0 lead against Gilding in Wednesday’s showpiece, backing up a clinical 104 checkout on tops with consecutive 15-darters.
Former UK Open champion Gilding opened his account with an 84 finish on the bull in leg four, only for Price to win the remaining five legs – including a spectacular 153 finish in the penultimate leg – to pocket the £15,000 top prize.
2026 Players Championship Six results
Last 16
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Scott Waites
Kevin Doets 6-4 Danny Noppert
Jonny Clayton 6-0 Jimmy van Schie
Christian Kist 6-2 Jurjen van der Velde
Ross Smith 6-5 Tom Bissell
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Thibault Tricole 6-2 Adam Lipscombe
David Sharp 6-2 Alan Soutar
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Kevin Doets
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Christian Kist
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Ross Smith
Thibault Tricole 6-3 David Sharp
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price 7-4 Jonny Clayton
Andrew Gilding 7-6 Thibault Tricole
Final
Gerwyn Price 8-1 Andrew Gilding
Nine-Darters!
Beau Greaves hit a nine-darter in her round two tie against Mensur Suljovic.
Max Hopp hit a nine-darter in his round three tie against Thibault Tricole.
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