Greaves becomes first female PDC title winner

Beau Greaves' victory against Michael Smith featured a 170 checkout Beau Greaves became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by defeating Michael Smith 8-7 in the Players Championship 11 final in Milton Keynes. The 22-year-old checked out with 142 in the deciding leg to seal victory against the former world champion, closing with a double 11. She also took out 170 in leg nine, on her way to a 80% checkout success and an average of 96.

49. Greaves enjoyed a strong run to the final, defeating two more ex-world champions in Rob Cross 6-5 in the quarter-finals and Gary Anderson 7-1 in the semi-finals. It is the latest step in Greaves' ascendant career, after she recorded a 114-match winning run in the PDC Women's Series and became the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour.

"I've had a great year, but I never thought I'd win one of these, never ever," said Greaves. "Today I played really well. I'm so happy, I can't even describe the way I feel.

I feel so proud of myself. "I beat Gary Anderson - I can't believe it. Even beating Michael - I'm beating players I watched growing up.