"When I was younger, they thought I was a mute, Beau Greaves says with a wry smile, thinking about all the ways darts has changed her. Never said owt in school, really shy. Didn't really know what to say half the time. I suppose playing darts just brought me out of my shell. When you get popular, people want to meet you and talk. It's matured me."
"Greaves was 18 the first time she won the Lakeside women's world championship, thrusting herself firmly into the crosshairs of public adulation. And even if she played like a natural born star, with her beautiful fluid throwing arc, she didn't always feel like one. Endless interviews, viral fame, global domination: this was never what she had craved from the sport. She was Beau, and she just wanted to throw."
"Now 21, she returns to the main world championship for the first time in three years, having refused to play the 2024 and 2025 tournaments in favour of defending her Lakeside women's titles. The player who once said it was silly to think that top female players could ever compete with the top men has beaten Luke Littler and Josh Rock on the tour this year, pushed Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson to deciding legs, averaged 94.9 across the season."
When younger, people thought she was mute, rarely spoke at school and was very shy. Playing darts brought her out of her shell, increased popularity and forced social interactions that matured her. She won the Lakeside women's world championship at 18, attracting public adulation while struggling with interviews and fame and preferring to focus on throwing. She remains extraordinarily dominant in women's darts with an unbroken 86-win run on the PDC Women's Series. She declined the main world championship in 2024 and 2025 to defend Lakeside titles. Now 21, she returns to the main world championship after strong tour results and a 94.9 season average.
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