Women's World Matchplay: Beau Greaves, Fallon Sherrock eye Blackpool title as Lisa Ashton returns as defending champion

25.07.2026, 20:40 skysports.com

Beau Greaves and Fallon Sherrock look to regain the Betfred Women's World Matchplay title on Sunday, as Lisa Ashton returns as defending champion in Blackpool.

The top eight players on the PDC Women's Series rankings all feature at the Winter Gardens, live on Sky Sports Action on Sunday afternoon from 1pm, where the winner will take home a £15,000 first prize.

Greaves is pre-tournament favourite to claim a third title in four years, having already become the first woman to win a PDC ranking title at Players Championship 11 in April.

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"Winning a ProTour so quickly was a shock to me," conceded Greaves, who won the Women's Matchplay in 2023 and 2024 before a shock semi-final loss to Ashton in last year's edition.

"I know I can play darts, but the quality on tour is unreal, so I thought I'd need more time to settle in. It's amazing for me to play players that I've always watched growing up. I love darts, I love playing darts, so it's all a bonus for me.

"This is a tournament we all look forward to. It is great for the women's game, and I'm really excited to be back."

Greaves faces Finland's Kirsi Viinikainen in the quarter-finals, while 2022 champion Sherrock - who missed 11 match darts in last year's final-leg loss to Ashton - opens against Deta Hedman.

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"Winning this title [in 2022] is one of my biggest achievements in the women's game," Sherrock said. "Blackpool is one of my favourite tournaments, so it's great to be part of the Women's World Matchplay again.

"I just want to go there this year and get that title back again, especially after missing match darts in the final last year. I'm really hungry to win it, but it's going to be tough. Deta is a quality player and you've always got to produce your A-game against her."

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Ashton can join Greaves as the only player to win back-to-back Women's World Matchplay titles, with the four-time Lakeside Women's champion beginning her title defence against Welsh No 1 Rhian O'Sullivan.

"I was absolutely over the moon to win this title last year," Ashton said. "It's always a dream for me to play here in Blackpool, but to win it in my hometown - it was absolutely brilliant.

"This was definitely one of my biggest achievements. It's a PDC title, it's one I always wanted to win, and I finally did it!"

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Quarter-Finals (from 1300)Best of nine legsBeau Greaves v Kirsi ViinikainenGemma Hayter v Vicky PruimLisa Ashton v Rhian O'SullivanFallon Sherrock v Deta Hedman

Semi-FinalsBest of nine legs Greaves/Viinikainen v Hayter/PruimAshton/O'Sullivan v Sherrock/Hedman

FinalBest of 11 legs

Winner: £15,000Runner-Up: £8,000Semi-Finalists: £4,500Quarter-Finalists: £2,000Total: £40,000

Who will win this year's Women's World Matchplay? Live coverage begins on Sunday from 1pm on Sky Sports Action. Stream darts and more top sport with NOW.