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News8 August 2026·5 min read

Beau Greaves Becomes First Woman to Qualify for a PDC European Tour Event — Twice in One Day

Beau Greaveskeeps rewriting what’s possible for a woman on the PDC circuit. At a qualifying event in Leicester, the three-time Women’s World Matchplay champion won through not one but two European Tour qualifiers on the same day, becoming the first woman in PDC history to reach the European Tour — and doing it twice before the day was out.

Two Qualifiers, One Day, One Piece of History

Greaves first came through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier for European Tour event 11, beating Tom Bissell 6-4 while averaging 103.03 to book her place at the Hungarian Darts Trophy. She then went again in the qualifier for European Tour event 12, this time needing a decider to see off Lukas Wenig 6-5 and secure a second European Tour debut at the Czech Darts Open.

No woman had previously qualified for a PDC European Tour event. Greaves managed it twice inside the same qualifying day — a result that sits alongside the other milestones she has collected in her first year as a full PDC Tour Card holder.

Part of a Trailblazing 2026

The European Tour double is the latest entry in a season that has already rewritten the record books. In February, Greaves became the first woman to hit a nine-darter on the PDC ProTour, landing the perfect leg against Mensur Suljovic at Players Championship 6 in Leicester. Then in April she went further still, beating three former world champions — including Rob Cross and Gary Anderson — across her last three matches at Players Championship 11, before edging Michael Smith 8-7 in the final on a 142 checkout to become the first woman to win a PDC ranking title.

She followed that with a third Women’s World Matchplay title in four years, beating Fallon Sherrock 6-5 in a deciding-leg final at the Winter Gardens in July. The European Tour qualification double now adds a fourth distinct piece of history to a single calendar year.

What’s Next

Greaves’ European Tour debut comes at the Hungarian Darts Trophy, held 28-30 August 2026 at the MVM Dome in Budapest, where she’ll face PDC Tour Card holders in a full ranking event for the first time outside the Players Championship floor. Her second appearance follows soon after at the Czech Darts Open, held 4-6 September 2026 at PVA Expo Praha in Prague.

Both are standard European Tour ranking events, meaning any prize money Greaves earns will count towards the main PDC Order of Merit — a different table entirely from the Women’s Series she has dominated. How she fares against a full men’s PDC field over the best-of-11-legs European Tour format will be one of the more closely watched subplots of the autumn calendar.

Frequently Asked Questions

What did Beau Greaves achieve?
She became the first woman in PDC history to qualify for a European Tour event — and did it twice on the same day at a qualifier in Leicester, booking places in both the Hungarian Darts Trophy and the Czech Darts Open.
How did she qualify?
Greaves beat Tom Bissell 6-4, averaging 103.03, in the Tour Card Holder Qualifier for European Tour event 11 (Hungarian Darts Trophy). She then won a decider 6-5 against Lukas Wenig in the qualifier for European Tour event 12 (Czech Darts Open).
When and where is the Hungarian Darts Trophy?
28-30 August 2026 at the MVM Dome in Budapest.
When and where is the Czech Darts Open?
4-6 September 2026 at PVA Expo Praha in Prague.
Is this Greaves' first piece of PDC history in 2026?
No. She hit the first nine-darter by a woman on the PDC ProTour in February, then became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by beating Michael Smith 8-7 in the Players Championship 11 final in April — beating three former world champions across her last three matches that week.