Beau Greaves hits incredible 142 checkout to win Players Championship 11 in one of biggest moments in PDC history

Beau Greaves becomes the archetypal pistillate subordinate to triumph a PDC level lawsuit with an epic triumph successful Players Championship 11 connected Monday.

In 1 of the astir memorable days successful PDC history, the 22-year-old defeated erstwhile satellite champions Rob Cross, Gary Anderson and Michael Smith to prevail successful Milton Keynes.

After thrashing Anderson by a 7-1 scoreline successful the past four, the three-time women's satellite champion came done the astir epic of finals with Smith by taking retired a 142 checkout successful the deciding leg.

Smith had hauled himself backmost from 5-2 down and defied a 170 checkout from Greaves to permission himself 20 aft 12 darts successful an astonishing final.

However, Greaves finished 142 connected treble 11 to seal a melodramatic win, Smith near crestfallen successful the inheritance earlier acknowledging the enormity of what Greaves had achieved.

From the 2nd circular onwards, Greaves did not mean beneath 96, but taking 7 successive legs to bushed Anderson with a 105.56 mean successful the semis volition unrecorded agelong successful the memory.

Greaves' triumph takes her into 79th successful the PDC Order of Merit, 5th successful the Players Championship rankings and efficaciously guarantees her spot successful the 2027 PDC World Championship.

As for Smith, helium ended a two-year hold for an quality successful a Players Championship final, coming done 3 last-leg deciders and dropping astatine slightest 4 legs successful each 7 of his matches.

Not lone does Smith determination into 30th spot successful the PDC Order of Merit arsenic helium bids to kick-start his career, the St Helens thrower is besides up to 22nd spot successful the Players Championship rankings.