Beau Greaves made darts historical past by turning into the primary lady to win a match on the European Tour.
The 22-year-old, who was edged out 6-5 by Rob Cross on her European Tour debut in Hungary final week, beat Daryl Gurney 6-4 within the Czech Open.
Gurney beat Greaves in a deciding set of their first-round match on the PDC World Championship in December and he moved right into a 3-1 lead in Prague.
Nonetheless, Greaves reeled off three straight legs with 14, 13 and 11-dart finishes to go 4-3 in entrance and, although Gurney levelled at 4-4, she went on to take victory and turn into the primary feminine winner within the European Tour’s 15-year historical past.
“It feels wonderful,” stated Greaves, who will play world quantity two Luke Humphries within the second spherical on Saturday.
“It is simply so good to win a sport, I used to be so nervous initially, I do not know why. It took me so lengthy to get settled, however fortunately I did sufficient to win the sport.
“It means masses to me, the gang’s incredible. It is such a good stage and you are feeling a lot from the gang. I am actually having fun with it and loving the expertise.”
It’s the newest in an inventory of achievements for Doncaster’s Greaves which embrace her turning into the primary lady to win a PDC rating title when she beat Michael Smith in April.
She can be the primary lady to hit a nine-dart end on the PDC ProTour, having carried out so in a win towards Mensur Suljovic in February.
Greaves additionally gained the Ladies’s World Matchplay for the third time when she beat Fallon Sherrock in July.
On going through Humphries, she added: “I’ve performed Luke on the massive stage earlier than so I do know what to anticipate, he is world class so I will must play so much higher than I did tonight.
“What extra would you like than on a Euro Tour to play among the best gamers on the earth? I will look ahead to it and I will be prepared.”
