Beau Greaves

Beau Greaves fell to a straight sets defeat against William O'Connor in the World Darts Championship but looked at home as she made history.

The 36-year-old said: '[I'm] definitely happy to get the win in that one... Beau Greaves made history as she became the youngest woman to play in the tournament - Greaves became the youngest woman ever to play in the Championship

First comes the Magpie, then the German Giant and, most likely, the Machine after that.

It is comfortably the biggest stage on which Greaves has ever played and she has no idea if she will be able to hear her family amid the cacophony of noise. “When I first started playing darts, my dad always said to me, ‘The minute you stop enjoying it, just stop playing’,” she said. “If I wasn’t doing darts, I probably would have liked to have done his round all the time. “My dad used to have a window round and I used to love it,” she said. Of her nickname, she says: “It was one of my dad’s mates who used to play in the bar with us. I honestly thought I was going to miss the board.

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Non-Sky customers have the option to purchase Despite having had an excellent year on the WDF circuit it’s an incredibly difficult first round match for the 18-year old against a very good opponent who has gone deep in this tournament before. Her opponent at the Ally Pally will be William O’Connor who is twice her age and has been competing on the PDC circuit since 2009.

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“This is the nature of the game. O’Connor also made the error of gesticulating aggressively towards the crowd, who merely continued to taunt him. Speaking on commentary at the time, pundit and former player Chris Mason said: “He [O’Connor] got involved too early. Referee George Noble even had to intervene as the angst increased. On that occasion, O’Connor was up against German Max Hopp, who had the backing of a partisan home crowd. Beau ‘n’ Arrow will almost certainly have the Ally Pally crowd on her side, meaning it will be a testing night for her opponent, William O’Connor.

William O'Connor was made to work for a 3-0 victory over women's darts sensation Beau Greaves in the PDC World Darts Championship.

O'Connor found a timely first ton-plus checkout of the match to break in the opening leg of set three, and piled in a 177 in the second leg. O'Connor broke in the third leg with an 82 finish, but Greaves broke back instantly to take the first set to a deciding leg. Greaves made a statement start to the first set, pinning a 120 checkout to lead and nailed the first 180 of the game but O'Connor levelled the game.

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Her maiden appearance had started in eye-catching fashion as she nailed a 120 checkout in the opening leg, but she later missed double sixteen to take the set and allowed O’Connor to take the lead. The crowd were loud in their support of the Doncaster thrower, but O’Connor held his nerve to finish the match with six legs in a row and celebrated the moment magnanimously as he raised Greaves’ hand. The 18-year-old is the youngest woman to compete in the tournament, and has been in dominant form in the PDC Women’s Series, but she was unable to land a blow on her Irish opponent.

Ireland's Willie o'Connor is through to the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship after seeing off young English star Beau Greaves.

"She had her chances, I had chances before that. However, misses at double 16 and double eight cost Greaves and ultimately rubberstamped the victory for O'Connor as he returned to the oche and made his last dart - and his second match dart - count as he rattled home the double eight to ensure a straight-sets victory. And O'Connor made reference to the big build up that came ahead of the game as the media hyped up his clash with the promising young Briton. With 147 left on the board and a 2-0 lead on legs in the third set, O'Connor did leave Greaves - who had 44 left to clear - a slight chance as his own efforts went slightly astray. Greaves took a 1-0 lead in the second set as a brilliant 122 finish got her off and running, but O'Connor immediately looked to foil her and he stayed locked in as he averaged 95 to double his advantage on sets. And O'Connor made her pay as he stepped up with 40 on the board; it took all three darts, however, as he first hit 20 and then hit 10 to leave double five for the set, a dart which he composed himself to land.

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She’s got a bright future ahead of her. “She’s a lovely human being, I can’t say a bad word about her. I didn’t do media. “I didn’t do any media. At the age of 18, the Doncaster teenager appears to have the darting world at her feet and there was huge media interest in her first match against Irishman O’Connor. Asked how he prepared mentally for such a high-profile game, he told Sky Sports: “She’s just another darts player.

Beau Greaves' highly-anticipated debut at the PDC world championship ended in a hard-fought defeat to William O'Connor.

That shift in momentum proved decisive as O’Connor eased through the third set to win 3-0, averaging 94.26 to Greaves’ 88.34. In a high-quality opening set, Doncaster’s Greaves lost throw in the third leg, broke straight back but then narrowly missed double 16 to complete a 105 checkout. Greaves started in breathtaking fashion, however, taking the first leg with a 120 checkout.