Beau Greaves first woman to win match on PDC European Tour, plays Luke Humphries next at Czech Darts Open
Beau Greaves rallies from 3-1 down to beat Daryl Gurney 6-4 in first round of Czech Darts Open as she gets revenge from first-round defeat to 'Superchin' in 2026 World Championship; European Tour win another first for Greaves this year; Niko Springer to face Luke Littler in Prague
Friday 4 September 2026 23:33, UK
Beau Greaves made more darting history as she became the first woman to win a match on the PDC's European Tour - a feat that secured her a second-round clash with Luke Humphries at the Czech Darts Open.
The 22-year-old rallied from 3-1 down to beat Daryl Gurney 6-4 in Prague on Friday night and will now play world No 2 Humphries in the last-32 on Saturday evening, with the winner meeting Nathan Aspinall or Andrew Gilding in round three on Sunday afternoon.
Greaves' latest landmark moment follows becoming the first woman to hit a nine-darter on the PDC Pro Tour, against Mensur Suljovic back in February, and the first to win a PDC ranking title, doing so when she edged Michael Smith 8-7 at Players Championship 11.
She was also the first woman to qualify for a European Tour event when she reached last month's Hungarian Darts Trophy.
Greaves lost to Rob Cross in the first round in Budapest despite averaging 104 but her run in Prague will now last at least one more match after pinning double one to defeat Gurney, a player she had suffered a narrow 3-2 loss to in round one of the 2026 World Championship.
Greaves 'loving the experience', will 'be ready' for Humphries
Greaves said after a contest in which she won three straight legs in 14, 13 and 11 darts: "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 Yorkshirewoman showed tremendous fight to respond from an early two-leg deficit once Gurney produced a 144 checkout - the same finish which had helped him see off Greaves at Alexandra Palace late last year.
On facing Humphries next, a player she met 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."
Littler to begin campaign on Saturday
Elsewhere on Friday, Niko Springer averaged 102 while routing Martin Homola 6-0 to book a second-round meeting with world No 1 Luke Littler.
Springer said of his showdown with Littler: "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."
Joe Cullen, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Cross were big-name casualties, dumped out by Stephen Burton, Mario Vandenbogaerde and Keane Barry respectively.
Humphries, who, like Littler, received a bye to round two as one of the 16 seeded players, has won the last two Czech Darts Open titles, thrashing Kim Huybrechets 8-1 in the 2024 final and then seeing off Josh Rock 8-5 last year.
'Cool Hand' is targeting a fourth victory in five years at this event having overcome Cross 8-5 in the 2022 final.
Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price are also among the seeds in Prague and will take on Vandenbogaerde and Callan Rydz respectively on Saturday night in the Czech capital.
Czech Darts Open results and schedule
Friday September 4 (round one)
- Cameron Menzies 6-1 Johan Engstrom
- Andrew Gilding 6-3 David Rosi
- Ryan Joyce 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
- William O'Connor 6-1 Jiri Brejcha
- Niko Springer 6-0 Martin Homola
- Kevin Doets 6-2 Ricky Evans
- Stephen Burton 6-3 Joe Cullen
- Callan Rydz 6-1 Cristo Reyes
- Luke Woodhouse 6-4 Connor Scutt
- Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Adam Gawlas
- Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Martin Schindler 6-4 Rob Owen
- Beau Greaves 6-4 Daryl Gurney
- Keane Barry 6-4 Rob Cross
- Damon Heta 6-4 Karel Sedlacek
- Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3 Niels Zonneveld
Saturday September 5 (round two)
Afternoon session (1200 BST)
- Jermaine Wattimena vs Krzysztof Ratajski
- Ryan Searle vs Williams O'Connor
- Danny Noppert vs Kevin Doets
- Gary Anderson vs Cameron Menzies
- Wessel Nijman vs Martin Schindler
- Chris Dobey vs Keane Barry
- Ross Smith vs Stephen Burton
- Nathan Aspinall vs Andrew Gilding
Evening session (1800 BST)
- Gian van Veen vs Jeffrey de Graaf
- Jonny Clayton vs Damon Heta
- Gerwyn Price vs Callan Rydz
- Luke Littler vs Niko Springer
- Luke Humphries vs Beau Greaves
- Michael van Gerwen vs Mario Vandenbogaerde
- Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce
- Stephen Bunting vs Luke Woodhouse
Sunday September 6
Afternoon session (1200 BST)
- Round three
Evening session (1800 BST)
- Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final
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