‘I am so proud’: Beau Greaves makes history as first woman to win PDC ranking title

• Greaves triumphs at Players Championship

• ‘I never thought I’d win one of these. Never’

Beau Greaves has made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a PDC ranking title. The 22-year-old beat three former world champions at the Players Championship in Milton Keynes, seeing off Rob Cross, Gary Anderson and Michael Smith.

Greaves completed a nailbiting 8-7 victory over Smith in the final with a stunning 142 checkout. She said: “I can’t believe it. I was up a fair few legs and I started to think about it. It caught up with me.