# Greaves becomes first woman to win match on European Tour — retained record

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Greaves becomes first woman to win match on European Tour
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Beau Greaves made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.
The 22-year-old, who was edged out 6-5 by Rob Cross on her European Tour debut in Hungary last week, beat Daryl Gurney 6-4 in the Czech Open.
Gurney beat Greaves in a deciding set in their first-round match at the PDC World Championship in December and he moved into a 3-1 lead in Prague.
However, Greaves reeled off three straight legs with 14, 13 and 11-dart finishes to go 4-3 in front and, even though Gurney levelled at 4-4, she went on to take victory and become the first female winner in the European Tour's 15-year history.
"It feels amazing," said Greaves, who will play world number two Luke Humphries in the second round on Saturday.
"It's just so nice to win a game, I was so nervous at the start, I don't know why. It took me so long to get settled, but luckily I did enough to win the game.
"It means loads to me, the crowd's fantastic. It's such a tight stage and you feel so much from the crowd. I'm really enjoying it and loving the experience."
It is the latest in a list of achievements for Doncaster's Greaves which include her becoming the first woman to win a PDC ranking title when she beat Michael Smith in April.
She is also the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour, having done so in a win against Mensur Suljovic in February.
Greaves also won the Women's World Matchplay for the third time when she beat Fallon Sherrock in July.
On facing Humphries, she added: "I've played Luke on the big stage before so I know what to expect, he's world class so I'm going to have to play a lot better than I did tonight.
"What more do you want than on a Euro Tour to play one of the best players in the world? I'll look forward to it and I'll be ready."
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