Beau Greaves continued to make history in the world of darts when she became the first woman to secure a win on the Professional Darts Corporation’s European Tour. Her triumph over Daryl Gurney in Prague set up a second‑round showdown with world No.

2 Luke Humphries at the Czech Darts Open. The 22‑year‑old Englishwoman fought back from a 3‑1 deficit to clinch a 6‑4 victory on Friday night, earning a place in the last‑32 where she will meet Humphries on Saturday evening. The winner of that encounter will go on to face either Nathan Aspinall or Andrew Gilding in the third round on Sunday afternoon. Greaves’ latest achievement follows a string of first‑time breakthroughs for women in the PDC.

Earlier this year she became the first female player to hit a nine‑dart finish on the PDC Pro Tour, doing so against Mensur Suljovic in February. She also made history by winning a PDC ranking title, edging Michael Smith 8‑7 in Players Championship 11. In addition, she was the first woman to qualify for a European Tour event when she reached the Hungarian Darts Trophy last month.

Although she fell to Rob Cross in the opening round of the Hungarian event despite posting a 104 average, Greaves proved her resilience in Prague by sealing the match with a double‑one finish. That win came after a narrow 3‑2 loss to Gurney in the first round of the 2026 World Championship, making the comeback all the more satisfying. After the match, in which she threw three consecutive legs in 14, 13 and 11 darts, Greaves said, "It feels amazing.

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.

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." The Yorkshire native showed remarkable tenacity when Gurney opened a two‑leg lead with a 144 checkout – the same finish that had helped him defeat Greaves at Alexandra Palace late last year.

Greaves responded by winning three legs in a row, turning the tide and ultimately prevailing. Looking ahead to her match with Humphries, a player she first faced at the 2025 UK Open, Greaves 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." Other notable results from Friday included Niko Springer’s dominant 6‑0 win over Martin Homola, which booked him a second‑round clash with world No. 1 Luke Littler. Springer, who posted a 102 average, said, "I have nothing to lose to be honest.

I'm feeling very confident. Of course it will be hard, but it's best of 11, so let's go, I'm ready." The tournament also saw several high‑profile exits: Joe Cullen, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Rob Cross were all eliminated by Stephen Burton, Mario Vandenbogaerde and Keane Barry respectively. Luke Humphries, like Littler, entered the event in the second round as one of the 16 seeded players. He is the defending champion, having captured the Czech Darts Open titles in 2023 and 2024 with convincing victories over Kim Huybrechts (8‑1) and Josh Rock (8‑5).

Known as "Cool Hand," Humphries is chasing a fourth win in five years at this venue after beating Cross 8‑5 in the 2022 final. Other seeded competitors include Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price, who will face Vandenbogaerde and Callan Rydz respectively on Saturday night in Prague.

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