Darts star Beau Greaves, 20, scoops THIRD WDF world title and £25k prize after rejecting PDC World Championships

BEAU Greaves was the toast of Lakeside after winning her third consecutive WDF Women’s World Championship title.

The 20-year-old landed a £25,000 pay day by beating Sophie McKinlay in the final.

Beau Greaves celebrates winning the WDF Women’s World Championship

Greaves is congratulated by runner-up Sophie McKinlay

Greaves surprisingly lost the first set, with McKinlay becoming the first player in the tournament to take a set off the favourite.

But that seemed to spur her opponent into life, who roared back to win 12 of the next 14 legs.

During the contest, Greaves also managed six maximums as McKinlay was comprehensively beaten in the end.

Greaves’ latest win comes after Beau ‘n’ Arrow snubbed an invite by the PDC to compete in the World Championships at Alexandra Palace.

In the past, the Yorkshire native, who thrashed Cameron Menzies in Grand Slam of Darts, has insisted being a women’s world champion is more important to her.

It was also recently announced that the PDC had banned their tour-card holders from taking part in the WDF World Championship.

Greaves, who doesn’t hold a PDC Tour Card, said: “The ladies’ game is massive to me.

“As well as the PDC do, they don’t do a ladies’ world championship and that’s a big thing for me when I was younger.

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“I wanted to be a women’s world champion and I got that at Lakeside and I wanted to defend it, I did that, so I can’t not go back. I don’t know why people would think I wouldn’t do that.

“It’s a difficult decision. I would love to go and play. I’ve enjoyed playing this year more than I did last year here. I know my results aren’t as good but I have enjoyed it more.

“The ladies game is not just made up of me, Fallon [Sherrock], Lisa [Ashton] and whoever. There is a whole bunch of us that need to get better.

When asked if she would compete in both, Greaves admitted: “Yeah, absolutely.

“It’s a shame they make you choose. I don’t understand that, I don’t know why they do it. I think it’s stupid. I’d love to.

“I wouldn’t go and win Ally Pally but I’d give it a good crack and see if I played well – but ultimately I want to be a ladies’ world champion.”