Beau and Branley Triumph

Beau Greaves continued her excellent run of form by picking up a third Winmau Development Tour title of the year on Friday, whilst teenager Ryan Branley claimed a maiden PDC title, with the pair winning Events Six & Seven respectively, as the second weekend of the PDC’s Youth Tour season commenced at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena.

Greaves, the winner of Events Two & Four, went all the way once again in Event Six, as she reached the final firstly by recording victories against Lewis Gurney, Joey Spitse, Keenan Carr, Wessel Tempelaars, David Schlichting, Damian Vetjens and Charlie Manby, to set up a clash with compatriot, Henry Coates.

Nothing separated the pair throughout the final, as Greaves began with a 11 darter which was then followed by six straight holds of throw between the pair, before the 3x Ladies World Champion sealed the victory in Leg Eight with a 11 dart break of throw and a 5-3 success to claim a 10^th PDC title of the year across three domestic tours, as well as the £2,500 top prize.

In Event Seven, Ryan Branley was victorious, as the teenager reached the final firstly by recording victories against Jamie Rooksby, Enrico Frank, Zak Hughes, Mason Whitlock, Patrik Williams, Viktor Tingstrom and Jenson Walker, to set up a clash with Germany’s Dominik Gruellich.

The final began with Branley racing into a 2-0 lead, with back-to-back 18 darters, before Gruellich fort back by rattling off three successive legs all in 15 darts, which was then followed by a 15 dart hold of throw from Branley to square the tie up at 3apiece and make it a best of three contest. The pair then held throw for the following two legs to force a deciding leg, in which Gruellich would have the advantage of throwing first. The pair went on to miss multiple match darts, before Branley sealed the victory in 21 darts to claim a maiden PDC title as well as the £2,500 top prize.

The PDC Winmau Development Tour weekend continues on Saturday, with Events Eight & Nine taking place in Leicester, with play commencing at 10:30 GMT, as all live scores and results can be viewed at tv.dartconnect.com.