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2023 Women's World Matchplay
The 2023 Betfred Women's World Matchplay was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament featured the top eight players on the 2023 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit, competing in a knockout format, with the winner earning a place in the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts and the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. The tournament was held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on 23 July 2023. In this tournament Noa-Lynn became the first trans woman to compete in a PDC televised event. Fallon Sherrock was the defending champion, defeating Aileen de Graaf 6–3 in the 2022 Final, but was eliminated in the quarter finals, losing 3–4 to Lisa Ashton. Beau Greaves won by defeating Mikuru Suzuki 6–1 in the final, thereby securing her spot in the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts. Qualifiers The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the top 8 ranked players on the one-year rolling PDC Women's Series Order of Merit, comprising the last 8 events of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010. The Winter Gardens has hosted the annual Trades Union Congress, the Conservative Party Conference (UK), Conservative Party Conference, Labour Party Conference, and the twice-annual Liberal Democrat Conference. The venue's owners claim that every Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister, since World War II has addressed an audience at the venue. It has also hosted the Blackpool Dance Festival since its inception in 1920, and the World Matchplay (darts), World Matchplay darts tournament since 1994. The annual dance competitions Miss Dance of Great Britain and Dance Master UK are hosted there an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fallon Sherrock
Fallon Suzanne Michelle Sherrock (born 2 July 1994) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events; she has won ninteen Women's Series titles and the 2022 Women's World Matchplay. Sherrock previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments; she reached the final of the 2015 BDO Women's World Darts Championship, where she was runner-up to Lisa Ashton. She has won the second most PDC Women's Series titles, with twenty. In 2019, Sherrock became the first female player to win a match, and subsequently, two consecutive matches, at the PDC World Championships, first by beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round, and then Mensur Suljović 3–1 in the second round, before eventually losing 2–4 to Chris Dobey in the third round. The event saw her earn the nickname "Queen of the Palace" from the name of the venue, the Alexandra Palace. During the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, Sherrock became the first woman to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 In English Sport
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World Matchplay (darts)
The World Matchplay, also known as the Betfred World Matchplay for sponsorship purposes, is a professional darts tournament and one of three legs of the Triple Crown. It is played in a legs format, and is run by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Luke Humphries is the current champion after winning the 2024 edition. History The World Matchplay has been played annually since 1994 in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The first ever winner was Larry Butler, who beat Dennis Priestley 16–12, and the current holder is Luke Humphries. The 1995 World Matchplay turned out to be Jocky Wilson's last appearance in a major televised event. Wilson had reached the quarter-finals of the inaugural tournament in 1994 and he beat Rod Harrington in the 1st round in 1995, but a 2nd round defeat against Nigel Justice was effectively the end of his career. From 1994 to 2012, matches at the World Matchplay had to be won by two clear legs. For example, the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 PDC Women's Series
The 2022 PDC Women's Series consisted of 20 darts tournaments on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. Prize money The prize money for the Women's Series events remained the same from 2021, with each event having a prize fund of £5,000. This is how the prize money is divided: March Women's Series 1 Women's Series 1 was contested on Saturday 12 March 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by . Women's Series 2 Women's Series 2 was contested on Saturday 12 March 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by . Women's Series 3 Women's Series 3 was contested on Sunday 13 March 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by . Women's Series 4 Women's Series 4 was contested on Sunday 13 March 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by . April Women's Series 5 Women's Series 5 was contested on Saturday 30 April 2022 at the Robin Park Sports Centre in Wigan. The tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mikuru Suzuki
is a Japanese darts player. She was a two-time back-to-back British Darts Organisation (BDO) women's world champion. She plays in both World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Suzuki is an experienced soft-tip darts player, having competed in many tournaments and professional tours in her home country of Japan, as well as across east Asia. She began playing darts in her late twenties, winning many mainly soft-tip tournaments in Asia before becoming BDO World Champion aged 36 in 2019. BDO titles In 2018, Suzuki qualified for the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship as a qualifier, where she caused a huge upset by defeating the reigning champion and number two seed and four-time champion Lisa Ashton in the first round, 2 sets to 0. At the Quarter-Final stages of the championship, she defeated Dutch player Sharon Prins by the same score to reach the Semi-Final. In the Semi-Finals, once again by 2 sets to 0, she defeated Maria O'Brien, keepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beau Greaves
Beau Greaves (born 9 January 2004) is an English professional darts player who competes in both World Darts Federation (WDF) events, where she is currently ranked women's world number one, and in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where she has finished top of the Women's Series rankings in 2023 and 2024. She is the reigning three-time WDF Women's World Champion, having won consecutive titles in 2022, 2023, and 2024. By doing so, she became only the second woman (alongside Trina Gulliver) to win the title on three successive occasions. She is also the reigning two-time back-to-back PDC Women's World Matchplay champion, having won the event in 2023 and 2024. Greaves has won five other WDF majors: the 2022 Australian Open, the Dutch Open in 2022 and 2024, and the World Masters in 2022 and 2024. She has also won a record thirty-eight titles on the affiliated PDC Women's Series tour. She also competes in the PDC's secondary mixed-gender tours, winning two Challenge Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lisa Ashton
Lisa Ashton (born 27 August 1970) is an English professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "The Lancashire Rose", Ashton formerly competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. She is a four-time BDO Women's World Champion. She held a PDC Tour Card from 2020–2021, having become the first woman to win a tour card at Q-School. She has won over 100 titles in women's darts competitions. Career Ashton reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 Women's World Masters, beating 1996 finalist Heike Jenkins (Ernst) in the last 16 before losing to Rilana Erades. The next year, she reached the semi-finals, beating Anne Kirk in the last 16 and then beat Australia's Cathy Shaw, before losing to eventual winner Francis Hoenselaar. Ashton then won the 2008 Women's Zuiderduin Masters, beating Trina Gulliver in the final. Ashton qualified for the 2009 Women's World Championship and made her debut at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aileen De Graaf
Aileen de Graaf (born 25 April 1990) is a Dutch darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career De Graaf started to play darts in 2007 and from 2010, played ranking tournaments of the NBD. Since 2012, she plays the BDO/World Darts Federation, WDF circuit and already won a lot of tournaments or at least reached the later rounds. De Graaf qualified for the British Darts Organisation, BDO World Championship 2014 but lost in the first round against the later champion Lisa Ashton. World Championships results BDO/WDF Career finals BDO major finals: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up) PDC Women's televised finals: 1 (1 runner-up) Performance timeline Key References External links Dartsdatabase profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Graaf, Aileen de 1990 births Living people British Darts Organisation players Dutch darts players People from Spakenburg Professional Darts Corporation women's players Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship) was a professional darts event that took place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024. It was the 31st PDC World Darts Championship, World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith was the defending champion, having defeated Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, 2023 final. Smith lost 4–0 to Chris Dobey in the fourth round. For the first time since the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, 2006 event, all four semi-finalists (Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and Scott Williams (darts player), Scott Williams) were English. For the first time since the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, 2010 event, two unseeded players (Littler and Williams) reached the final four. The third seed Luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool, borough of the same name. Blackpool was originally a small hamlet; it began to grow in the mid-eighteenth century, when sea bathing for health purposes became fashionable. Blackpool's beach was suitable for this activity, and by 1781 several hotels had been built. The opening of a railway station in 1846 allowed more visitors to reach the resort, which continued to grow for the remainder of the nineteenth century. In 1876, the town became a borough. Blackpool's development was closely tied to the Lancashire cotton mill, cotton-mill practice of annual factory maintenance shutdowns, known as wakes weeks, when many workers chose to visit the seaside. The town saw large growth during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. By 1951 its popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 Grand Slam Of Darts
The 2023 Grand Slam of Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts) was the seventeenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton, 11–19 November 2023. Michael Smith was the defending champion, after defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the 2022 final, however, he was eliminated during the group stage. Luke Humphries won his second major and first Grand Slam title by defeating Rob Cross 16–8 in the final. Humphries won every match he played in the tournament, hitting six 100+ averages in the process. Ryan Searle hit a nine-dart finish during his group-stage win over Nathan Rafferty. Prize money The prize fund for the Grand Slam remained the same as the year before at £650,000. Qualification PDC Qualifying Tournaments European Tour If the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than the required number of play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
