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.[1] In this tournament Noa-Lynn became the first trans woman to compete in a PDC televised event.[2]
| 2023 Betfred Women's World Matchplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 23 July 2023 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £25,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
| High checkout | 101 Beau Greaves (semi-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Beau Greaves | |||
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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.[3]
Beau Greaves won defeating Mikuru Suzuki 6–1 in the final, and also qualified for the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.
Qualifiers edit
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau Greaves |
£24,300 |
| 2 |  Mikuru Suzuki |
£12,100 |
| 3 | Fallon Sherrock |
£7,750 |
| 4 |  Robyn Byrne |
£6,150 |
| 5 |  Rhian O'Sullivan |
£5,400 |
| 6 | Lisa Ashton |
£5,200 |
| 7 |  Aileen de Graaf |
£4,400 |
| 8 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven |
£3,750 |
| 9 | Lorraine Winstanley |
£3,150 |
| 10 | Priscilla Steenbergen |
£2,700 |
The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the top 8 ranked players on the one-year rolling PDC Women's Series Order of Merit, compromising the last 8 events of the 2022 PDC Women's Series and the first 12 events of the 2023 PDC Women's Series.[1]
All eight players were the top 8 ranked on the 2023 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit at the moment of the celebration of the tournament.
| Player | Appearance in Women's World Matchplay |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Beau Greaves
|
Debut | DNQ |
| Mikuru Suzuki
| ||
| Fallon Sherrock
|
2nd | Winner (2022) |
| Robyn Byrne
|
Debut | DNQ |
| Rhian O'Sullivan
| ||
| Lisa Ashton
|
2nd | Semi-finals (2022) |
| Aileen de Graaf
|
Runner-up (2022) | |
| Noa-Lynn van Leuven
|
Debut | DNQ |
The qualifiers were:
Beau Greaves (champion)
Mikuru Suzuki (runner up)- Fallon Sherrock (quarter finals)
Robyn Byrne (semi finals)
Rhian O'Sullivan (quarter finals)- Lisa Ashton (semi finals)
Aileen de Graaf (quarter finals)- Noa-Lynn van Leuven (quarter finals)
Schedule edit
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | QF | Beau Greaves 82.36 |
4 – 0 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven 72.08
|
| 02 | Robyn Byrne 81.68 |
4 – 3 | Rhian O'Sullivan 83.48
| |
| 03 | Mikuru Suzuki 92.16 |
4 – 2 | Aileen de Graaf 84.13
| |
| 04 | Fallon Sherrock 79.09 |
3 – 4 | Lisa Ashton 76.44
|
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | SF | Beau Greaves 89.51 |
5 – 3 | Robyn Byrne 74.98
|
| 6 | Mikuru Suzuki 75.14 |
5 – 3 | Lisa Ashton 72.08
|
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | F | Beau Greaves 79.85 |
6 – 1 | Mikuru Suzuki 72.12
|
Draw edit
| Quarter-finals (best of 7 legs) 23 July | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) 23 July | Final (best of 11 legs) 23 July | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Beau Greaves 82.36
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven 72.08
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Beau Greaves 89.51
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Robyn Byrne 74.98
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Robyn Byrne 81.68
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rhian O'Sullivan 83.48
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Beau Greaves 79.85
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mikuru Suzuki 72.12
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mikuru Suzuki 92.16
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Aileen de Graaf 84.13
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mikuru Suzuki 75.14
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lisa Ashton 72.08
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fallon Sherrock 79.09
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lisa Ashton 76.44
| 4 | ||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Gorton, Josh (26 June 2023). "Women's World Matchplay field confirmed". PDC.tv. Professional Darts Corporation.
- ^ "Glory for Greaves at Betfred Women's World Matchplay". PDC. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (24 July 2022). "Super Sherrock wins inaugural Betfred Women's World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "2023-07-23 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "2023-07-23 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "2023-07-23 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2023-07-23.