Beau Greaves Told She Has One Ability Better Than '99%' of PDC Rivals

Beau Greaves has one key advantage over '99 per cent' of her PDC opponents, according to two-time world champion Dennis Priestley.

Greaves has officially accepted a two-year PDC tour card from the beginning of next season, having finished as runner-up in the 2025 Development Tour rankings.

The 21-year-old, from Doncaster, will also compete in this year's PDC World Championship for the second time.

And she has reached the World Youth Championship final next month after defeating Luke Littler 6-5 in a thrilling semi-final on Monday.

Greaves averaged 105 in her 6-5 win over Littler, who averaged 107 (image from their PC24 match in August) (Image: PDC)

Greaves' decision to accept a tour card and play in the World Championship means she cannot defend her WDF women's title for a third year in a row, nor play in any other WDF events, due to PDC contractual reasons.

She will be the only full-time women's player on tour, though will not be the only woman present at the World Championship.

Lisa Ashton - a previous PDC tour card holder between 2021 and 2022 - has earned her spot by winning the Women's World Matchplay.

And Fallon Sherrock will be back at Alexandra Palace through her standing in the Women's Series standings, with two other women's players also set to earn qualification via that particular metric.

Of those names, it will be Greaves who goes into the World Championship with the most attention - given her performances across 2025.

She has won 58 consecutive matches in the Women's Series, and would have been in tour card contention via the Challenge Tour rankings if she hadn't secured one through the Development Tour.

Priestley, who was the inaugural PDC world champion in 1994 after winning the BDO crown three years earlier, is tipping Greaves to achieve big things on the tour - and thinks she could even win the World Championship.

Speaking to BoyleSports, Priestley explained: "Anyone that averages over 100 regularly can win any tournament including the World Darts Championship - and Beau Greaves is doing that.

"She looks to have a great temperament that is better than 99 per cent of the men on tour, which can be an advantage.

"It's early in her career but she is one to watch, she has certainly raised eyebrows in beating Luke Littler.

"If all goes to plan she could be a real contender going forwards."

How does World Championship qualification work?

Each year, the PDC hosts a series of national and continental events to determine who qualifies for the World Championship.

Unlike most PDC-sanctioned events, players do not have to hold an active tour card to enter the qualifiers, which are held across the world.

Tour card holders can enter a specific tour card holder qualifier, which takes place in November, with five winners from that event earning their spot at Alexandra Palace.

Seven qualifying spots are assigned to the PDC Asian Tour, while the CDC Pro Tour, held across North America, gets three places.

The top 40 players on the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship Finals, meanwhile, qualify automatically, along with the next 40 highest-ranked players on the one-year list.

A total of 32 players are seeded and enter into the tournament in round two, with all other qualifiers having to compete in the first round.

The tournament commences on December 11 and runs until January 3.