Beau Greaves will again snub Ally Pally “I don’t think any lady will ever go to Ally Pally and win that. You are literally being silly if you think that’s possible.”
Beau Greaves will again snub Ally Pally “I don’t think any lady will ever go to Ally Pally and win that. You are literally being silly if you think that’s possible.”
Beau Greaves, the reigning Women’s World Matchplay champion, has declined to compete in the PDC World Championships for the second consecutive year.
The 20-year-old darts player defeated Fallon Sherrock 6-3 in the Matchplay final in Blackpool to defend her title. However, following yet another decisive victory on the women’s tour, she expressed her unwillingness to compete against the male players.
Greaves’ victory in the Women’s Matchplay automatically qualifies her for both the PDC Grand Slam and the World Championship, but she has again elected not to compete at Ally Pally in December, instead attempting to defend her WDF Women’s World Championship title at the Lakeside.
Greaves previously competed in the 2023 PDC World Championship but lost in the first round against William O’Connor, which she did not enjoy.
“I just don’t think we will ever be good enough to play against the likes of Luke Humphries, Michael Van Gerwen or Luke Littler,
“You’re facing a losing battle before you’ve even thrown a dart.”
“I think for me, the women’s game is more important,” the explains. “I don’t think any lady will ever go to Ally Pally and win that. You are literally being silly if you think that’s possible. I know how I can play but it doesn’t necessarily happen on the day. Men are just more consistent. You have to be realistic and ask if it’s going to go anywhere.”
“For me personally, playing at Alexandra Palace, some people dream of that sort of stuff, I never did so when I got there it wasn’t amazing to me as it was to other people, maybe I am being ungrateful. I am more of a ladies player, that’s why I choose Lakeside over other stuff because I am just more comfortable there,” she continues. “When I go to the Grand Slam I don’t look forward to it because I know I have got to play men. I don’t fancy my chances at all – I am just realistic. You have to be realistic and ask if it’s going to go anywhere. I think we deserve it, there is space for it in the sport. We are not going to be as good as the men so you have to think if they are going to take the risk with us and have their own World Championship. It would be great. They do a Matchplay, why not do that side of it?”
