After the qualifying races are over, Fallon Sharrock and Beau Greaves will take centre stage in the Women’s World Matchplay in July.
Greaves will be defending his title against a young Irish player. Katie SheldonThe eight players who will take part in the tournament in July have been confirmed.
They will compete in the Empress Ballroom for the afternoon, alongside contestants including four world champions, for the top prize of £10,000.
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The best action from the 2023 Women’s World Matchplay at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens
Greaves has reaffirmed her status as one of the best players in women’s football.
The field is made up of eight players whose rankings for the year have been determined based on prize money won in 24 PDC Women’s Series events since July last year, with reigning champion Greaves returning to Blackpool as the top seed.
Greaves was a huge winner on her debut 12 months ago and has since won a further nine women’s series titles, reaffirming her status as the top player in women’s tennis.
The reigning champions take on Sheldon in the opening match, with the Irish youngster returning to the Winter Gardens after missing out on last year’s glamorous tournament.
Sheldon takes part after Eileen de Graaff, who was eighth in the final 12 months merit rankings, informed the PDC that she would be unable to compete in Blackpool due to a prior commitment.
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Greaves defeated Sherlock to win the women’s series event 7 without dropping a leg throughout the entire tournament.
The draw will also see the 2022 champions face off Sherlock Playing against a three-time Lakeside Girls champion Anastasia Dobromyslova The much anticipated quarter-finals.
Sherrock recorded an impressive victory in the tournament’s inaugural edition and has won four of the last five events in the 2023 Women’s Series before adding two more titles in 2024.
Meanwhile, Dobromyslova attracted attention by reaching consecutive women’s series finals last September and will be making her first appearance in Blackpool as the seventh seed.
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Watch as Sherlock becomes the first woman to hit a televised nine-dart.
3rd place Lisa Ashton On Sunday, she won the women’s series for the second time in a row. Suzuki Mirai She was awarded the Order of Merit and as a reward will play in the quarter-finals against Wales’ Leanne O’Sullivan.
Ashton will maintain her ever-present record at Blackpool alongside Sherrock, while O’Sullivan will also be returning to Blackpool after appearing in two Women’s Series Finals in the past 12 months.
The other quarterfinal will see 2023 runner-up Suzuki take on the two-time champion. Noah Lynn Van LeuvenThe winner of the match between Greaves and Sheldon will face off in the semi-finals.
Japanese star Suzuki will return to Winter Gardens as the fourth seed after a strong start to 2024 that has seen her tally of women’s series wins rise to six.
Meanwhile, fifth seed Van Leuven has been on a roll, winning two women’s series titles in March and April after her breakthrough Challenge Tour victory.
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Glenn Durrant said on the Love the Darts podcast that the PDPA was enabling Noah Lynn van Leuven to address the “horrible” criticism she has received for competing as a transgender athlete.
The winner of the Women’s World Matchplay will qualify for November’s Grand Slam of Darts and the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, as well as win £10,000 in first place prize money.
2024 Betfred Women’s World Matchplay
Sunday, July 21
Lottery Bracket
(1) Beau Greaves vs (8) Katie Sheldon
(4) Miku Suzuki vs (5) Noah Lynn van Leuven
(2) Fallon Sherlock vs (7) Anastasia Dobromyslova
(3) Lisa Ashton vs (6) Leanne O’Sullivan
format
Quarterfinals – Last 7 Legs
Semi-final – Last 9 Leg
Final – Last 11 Leg
Prize Money
Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £5,000
Semi-finalist: £2,500
Quarter-finalists: £1,250
Total: £25,000