Beau Greaves completed yet another PDC Women's Series double to claim her 55th Women's Series crown but a quirk in the PDC rulebooks could soon spell the end of her dominance.
The 22-year-old only dropped 11 legs across her 13 matches with victories against 10-time Lakeside champion Trina Gulliver and Karolina Ratajska - the wife of Poland's No 1, Krzysztof Ratajski.
Greaves - the only current female Tour Card holder - is currently ranked 77th in the world rankings, but should she reach the top 64 she will be ineligible to play on the Women's Series as per the PDC rulebooks.
Entry to Development Tour Events and the World Youth Championship and its associated qualifiers is open to all players who are aged 23 or under and 16 or over on January 4 2026.
Players who are ranked in the top 64 of the PDC World Ranking on the cut-off date of an Event are not eligible to enter those Development Tour Events or Women's Series Events.
Players who turn 16 during 2026 shall be eligible to enter Development Tour or Women's Series Events or World Youth Championship qualifiers from the date of their 16th birthday.
Greaves, nicknamed 'Beau 'n' Arrow', had won 134 of her last 135 Women's Series matches prior to arriving at the Mattioli Arena, and she extended that astonishing record with victory in Events Nine and Ten.
The Doncaster sensation has enjoyed a stunning start to 2026, registering two nine-dart finishes .
Greaves built on that momentum on another bumper day of action in the East Midlands, storming through a 91-player field in each event to continue her reign of dominance.
"It's amazing for me to play players that I've always watched growing up," said Greaves, reflecting on her whirlwind start to life on the ProTour circuit.
"Winning a ProTour so quickly was a shock to me. I know I can play darts, but the quality on tour is unreal, so I thought I'd need more time to settle in.
"I want to play on the European Tour and I would love to qualify for some majors, but I know I've got a lot of work to do that.
"I've put myself in a position where if I keep doing well, I might get into these events earlier than expected, but I am really just enjoying it.
"I love darts, I love playing darts, so it's all a bonus for me."
The top eight players on the Women's Series rankings following Event 16 will feature in the women's World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, with Greaves, Lisa Ashton and Fallon Sherrock already assured of their qualification.
The top three players from the final PDC Women's Series rankings will also qualify to compete in the 2026/27 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, with the top-ranked player qualifying for the 2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts.
This weekend's Women's Series action will continue with Events 11-12 at Leicester's Mattioli Arena on Sunday.
2026 PDC Women's Series
Saturday May 16, Mattioli Arena, Leicester
Event Nine
Quarter-Finals
Trina Gulliver 5-1 Shannon Reeve
Karolina Ratajska 5-3 Jo Locke
Beau Greaves 5-0 Lorraine Winstanley
Lisa Ashton 5-3 Kirsi Viinikainen
Semi-Finals
Trina Gulliver 5-4 Karolina Ratajska
Beau Greaves 5-1 Lisa Ashton
Final
Beau Greaves 5-1 Trina Gulliver
Event Ten
Quarter-Finals
Karolina Ratajska 5-4 Vicky Pruim
Gemma Hayter 5-1 Kim Holden
Lisa Ashton 5-1 Lorraine Winstanley
Beau Greaves 5-4 Deta Hedman
Semi-Finals
Karolina Ratajska 5-3 Gemma Hayter
Beau Greaves 5-1 Lisa Ashton
Final
Beau Greaves 5-1 Karolina Ratajska
The 2026 BetMGM Premier League continues at Sheffield's Utilita Arena, as the Steel City plays host to Night 16.
Jonny Clayton and Stephen Bunting will lock horns in the evening's opener, before Gerwyn Price and Gian van Veen renew their rivalry.
Table-topper Luke Littler will then take on Josh Rock, while Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen also go head-to-head for a place in the last four.
Ranking points are awarded per night - with five to the winner, three to the runner-up and two to the semi-finalists - to form the league table from which the top four players will progress to Finals Night at The O2 in London on Thursday, May 28.
Who will win this year's Premier League Darts? Luke Humphries will be defending his title and you can watch the action every single Thursday until May on Your Site. .
