Women at the PDC World Darts Championship: Fallon Sherrock, Noa-Lynn van Leuven, Beau Greaves & more

We take a look at the women who are set to toe the oche at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship as the finest female arrowists on the planet bid to make more Alexandra Palace history.

Which women have qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship?

Three female players have secured qualification for the upcoming Alexandra Palace spectacular; Beau Greaves, Fallon Sherrock and Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

But, with Greaves opting to turn down the invitation, Sherrock and Van Leuven will be the two female representatives at the 2025 event.

Greaves was the first of the three to rubber-stamp her invitation to the PDC World Darts Championship after winning the 2024 World Matchplay whilst Van Leuven's ranking as number two on the PDC Order of Merit - behind number one ranked Greaves - was also enough to secure her spot.

With world number one Greaves winning the World Matchplay, it means that the third available spot for qualification falls to the player ranked third on the Order of Merit, which is 'Queen of the Palace' Sherrock.

Why is Beau Greaves not playing at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship?

Beau Greaves has controversially turned down the opportunity to star at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship for a second successive year after instead opting to prioritise defending her WDF Women's World Championship crown.

Greaves has reigned supreme at the Lakeside in both 2023 and 2024 and despite pressure for her to take up a spot in this year's event, she has once again decided not to take up her invitation.

Despite the two competitions taking place a cross different dates, Greaves is unable to participate in both events because players are only allowed to take part in one governing body's World Championships.

Which women have missed out on a spot at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship?

The highest profile female stars to have missed out on qualification for the Alexandra Palace event are Mikuru Suzuki and Lisa Ashton.

Japanese star Suzuki, who has appeared at the PDC World Darts Championship twice before, missed fell short of Sherrock by just £3,000 on the Women's Order of Merit, whilst four-time BDO Women's World Darts Champion Ashton is absent for a second successive year.

'The Lancashire Rose' has previously qualified for the event on four occasions, most recently at the 2023 competition.

How many women have played at the PDC World Darts Championship?

In total, seven women have featured at the previously male-dominated PDC World Darts Championship, with Noa-Lynn van Leuven's appearance in 2025 set to make her the eighth female representative.

Canadian Gayl King was the first female to qualify for the PDC's annual showpiece back in 2001, setting-up a first round showdown against Graeme Stoddart.

Despite succumbing to defeat in the opening round King did manage to take a set off of her opponent, before going down 3-1.

Former BDO star Anastasia Dobromyslava was the second female to feature in the event eight years later, after appearing as a wildcard, whilst Lisa Ashton became the third women's star to qualify in 2019.

Ashton's four appearances at the event is second to five-time appearance-maker Fallon Sherrock, whilst Mikuru Suzuki, Deta Hedman and Beau Greaves have also participated at the Ally Pally spectacular since 2020.

Women at the PDC World Darts Championship - All-time list:

• Gayl King (2001)

• Anastasia Dobromyslava (2009)

• Lisa Ashton (2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023)

• Fallon Sherrock (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025)

• Mikuru Suzuki (2020)

• Deta Hedman (2021)

• Beau Greaves (2023)

• Noa-Lynn van Leuven (2025)

How many women have won a match at the PDC World Darts Championship?

Noa-Lynn van Leuven will hope to follow in the footsteps of Fallon Sherrock by becoming just the second female star to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship.

Sherrock stunned Ted Evetts at the 2020 event, fighting back from 2-1 behind to edge a dramatic, and historic, fifth-set decider to become the first woman to beat a man in PDC World Darts Championship history.

She then sent 11th seed Mensur Suljovic packing in the second round, producing an even more sublime performance to see off the Serbian 3-1 before succumbing to defeat at the hands of Chris Dobey in the last 32.

Her remarkable run in North London prompted PDC Chairman Barry Hearn to label her achievement as 'the dawn of a new era' for darts.

Sherrock, nor any of her female counterparts, have managed to record another victory on the Alexandra Palace stage since that magnificent triumph over Suljovic five years ago.