Beau Greaves moved a step closer to a third WDF Women's World Championship title after defeating Deta Hedman to book her place in Sunday's final.
The women's world No. 1 dispatched Kirsi Viinikainen and Jikta Cisarova in straight sets to reach the last four at Lakeside, where she dropped just three legs on her way to a 3-0 victory over the fourth seed.
Greaves threw two 180s and a brilliant finish of 148 en route to taking the first set 3-1, with three more points helping her take the next set by the same margin and take control of the tournament.
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Beau Greaves demolished Cameron Menzies 5-1 for her first win at the Grand Slam of Darts last month.
Hedman recovered from being broken in the opening leg of the third set to immediately break back herself, only to break Greaves again and then seal a decisive victory with a 120 check.
“I feel really great,” Greaves said after her win. “There's nothing negative about it. I've actually won and played a bit better than I did in the last two games, so hopefully moving into the final.”
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PDC chief executive Matt Porter says he understands Beau Greaves' decision to play at WDF Lakeside this year instead of the PDC World Championships but hopes to see him at the Ally Pally soon.
The 20-year-old will next face Sophie McKinlay, after seeing off Scottish teenager Lerena Rietbergen 3-1 in the other semi-final.
McKinlay is also through to the final of the Girls' World Championship against England's Paige Pauling, which was held earlier on Sunday, after impressively defeating 2023 girls' winner Aurora Fochesato in straight sets.
When is the PDC World Darts Championship held?
The tournament kicks off at Alexandra Palace on Sunday 15 December, with three first round matches and one second round match on the opening night.
Darts will be live over each of the following eight days, including seven afternoon sessions, with the usual three day break from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day before returning with a third round and a double session on December 27.
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The third and fourth rounds will be completed by December 30 before New Year's Eve, with the quarter-finals held over two sessions on New Year's Day before the semi-finals on 2 January and the final on Friday 3rd January.
A full day-by-day schedule for this year's tournament is available here here.
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