Beau Greaves has admitted he is now more open to playing with men more often after feeling his game had become “stale” in recent months.
Greaves, who won a Grand Slam in the group stage, capped his time at Wolves in style with a dominant 5-1 win over Cameron Menzies.
It was another example of how good the women’s world champion is. It was amazing to see her hitting her upper register while electrifying the crowd.
After the win, Greaves gave an honest assessment of where his game is now, admitting that he can be “stubborn” about the events he plays and that he feels he needs to be more open to playing in other tournaments. In her element on the big stage.
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“I don’t know, maybe. I just know that I need to start acting with other people. I just need to push myself to get better,” Greaves said.
“I feel like I’m getting a bit stale just doing what I’m doing, so I definitely want to do more in 2025.
“I’m very stubborn about what I decide to play and playing in different areas will help me, so (playing men) is definitely a possibility.
“It’s not her fault. I want to become a better player than I am now and feel more comfortable on stage. It’s hard to get there if you’re not used to playing with top players.
“I didn’t play well (on Sunday) and I felt like I was going to lose before I got on stage. I’ve had a very good girl’s career, but I probably need to push myself to get better.” .
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Beau Greaves successfully retained her Women’s World Match Play title with a 6-3 win over Fallon Sherrock.
“I always want to be at a standard where I can play against guys. I don’t think I can do that now. I know I have the game. It doesn’t matter whether it happens on stage or not.
“The hard part is I don’t know. I know what I want to do, so hopefully I can organize it.
“I enjoyed playing here (Grand Slam) more this year than last year. It’s frustrating to know I’m not performing very well, so it’s about playing with better players and making myself stronger.
“I’d like to get my tour card one day, but I don’t know when that will be. There’s nothing wrong with not rushing and being happy with where you are in life and what you’ve done.
“I’ve won numerous darts tournaments so I want to do it in my own time. That’s my whole attitude towards the game. I appreciate what you’ve done and where you’ve come from to get it.
“I’ve had a tough time so far, so I don’t think it will be too hard after this weekend.”
Choosing between Ally Pally and Lakeside is ‘silly’: ‘I’d like to do both’
Despite being the best women’s player on the planet, Greaves insists her main focus is growing the women’s game and ensuring the standards of the women’s game are improved and greater overall.
This means Greaves will head to Lakeside to defend her women’s world title rather than take part in the PDC World Darts Championship, but believes it would be “silly” to have to choose between the two. Because she wants the opportunity to play in both.
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PDC CEO Matt Porter said he had won Beau Greaves’ decision to play at WDF Lakeside this year instead of the PDC’s World Championships, but hoped to see him at Ally Pally in the near future.
“The women’s game is very important to me. I wanted to be women’s world champion and I got that at Lakeside, so I can’t go back. I don’t know why people think I won’t do that,” Greaves said.
“This game isn’t just about me, Fallon (Sherrock), Lisa (Ashton) and whoever. It’s all of us who need to get better. I hope other women can get involved and support each other.
“I don’t really want myself to be good at that. I just want the women’s game to get bigger and bigger. I’m more interested in that kind of thing. They deserve it. It’s as good as what the men see on television. , there is a space for women.
“There are 100, 200 players who want to play but don’t think they are fit for the men’s game. I want to fly the flag for those who haven’t been mentioned.
“It’s a shame they make me choose (Ally Pally or Lakeside). I don’t understand it. I think it’s stupid. I want to do both,” she added.
“I’m not going to beat Ally Pally, but I want to give it a shot and see if I play well. But ultimately, I want to be the women’s world champion.”
What’s next?
The Grand Slam of Darts continues on Tuesday 12 November with eight more matches scheduled as we find out who the remaining eight players are in the final 16 – Michael Smith, Luke Littler, Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen. .
You can watch it live on Sky Sports+ and Main Event from 7 p.m.
Live Grand Slam of Darts
Tuesday, November 12th at 7pm
