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Darts results: Beau Greaves becomes the first woman to hit a nine-darter on the PDC Pro Tour

By Sporting Life
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Thu February 26, 2026 · 2M ago

Beau Greaves made more history in her remarkable career by becoming the first woman to hit a nine-darter on the PDC Pro Tour.

The 22-year-old sensation from Doncaster achieved perfection during her clash against Mensur Suljovic in the second round of Wednesday's Players Championship 6 in Leicester.

Greaves, who is competing as a PDC Tour Card holder for the first time this year, went on to win 6-5 before bowing out to David Sharp 6-3 in round three.

She told the PDC afterwards: "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.

"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.

"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.

"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.”

Price powers to title

The event was won by Gerwyn Price, who powered to his first ranking title of 2026 thanks to a series of stunning displays.

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 following Event Six.

“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.

“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!”

Price stormed 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 ten-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.

Gilding - featuring in his first Players Championship final since April 2022 - began Wednesday’s play with a series of attritional victories over Scott Williams, Leon Weber and Martijn Dragt.

The 55-year-old then fired in a ton-plus average in overcoming Kim Huybrechts, before converting a nerveless 105 combination to edge past Tuesday’s champion Ross Smith in the quarter-finals.

Gilding later came out on top in another last-leg decider in the semi-finals, accounting for French trailblazer Thibault Tricole to claim £10,000 in prize money.

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

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