Fallon Sherrock has hailed Beau Greaves after the 22-year-old claimed her first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 11, calling it “an incredible achievement” that proves women can compete with men at the highest level. Speaking to Sky Sports during Night 13 of the Premier League Darts in Aberdeen, Sherrock said: “It just proves that women can beat the men. The Pro Tour has the top men in the world and to come out on top of all that is just incredible.”
Greaves’ victory was not an isolated result but the latest step in a run that has already redefined expectations. She has reached a World Youth Championship final after beating Luke Littler in the semi-finals, secured a PDC Tour Card through the Development Tour, produced a nine-darter on the ProTour, and now claimed a ranking title against a field packed with the sport’s elite. Sherrock, who carved her own place in darts history at the PDC World Darts Championship with landmark victories over Ted Evetts and Mensur Suljovic, understands the significance better than most.
“My game is basically alright. I’m happy, I can hit a couple of hundred averages but then again I can hit a couple of low 80s so I just need to get the consistency,” Sherrock admitted, underlining the scale of what Greaves is building. Winning a PDC ranking event demands consistency across a full day against the deepest fields in the sport, and Greaves’ recent run suggests this next phase is already underway.
Sherrock’s own Ally Pally run proved that the barrier could be broken. Greaves is now showing that it can be broken again and again, across formats and over time. With a Tour Card secured and a first ranking title already in the bank, the conversation is no longer about whether women can beat the men, but how regularly it will happen and at what level of the sport.
