Beau Greaves prediction made by darts legend as she gets set to face male players

Beau Greaves is acceptable to marque her eagerly-awaited instrumentality to the Grand Slam of Darts aboriginal this period - and she's been backed to marque a existent impact

Dennis Priestley believes Beau Greaves is the "only pistillate who tin springiness the men a game" arsenic she prepares for her Grand Slam of Darts return.

Despite not grabbing arsenic galore headlines arsenic her adversary and adjacent Fallon Sherrock, 20-year-old Greaves has rapidly go the 1 to bushed successful women's darts.

The two-time ladies' world champion - aiming to defend her rubric and unafraid a 3rd this twelvemonth - Greaves triumphed implicit Ricardo Pietreczko and narrowly missed retired to Nathan Aspinall successful Wolverhampton past time. Despite precocious declining to play against the men pursuing a little than enjoyable PDC World Championships debut, she'll beryllium making a instrumentality to the Grand Slam aboriginal this month.

Ex-world champ Priestley, contempt Greaves' past complaints, believes this tourney is the perfect accidental for her to showcase her skills. And portion helium doesn't deliberation that the young prima has the crippled to vie for the rubric successful Wolverhampton conscionable yet, helium remains optimistic she tin outpouring a astonishment against immoderate apical players arsenic she did past year.

"No. That's a large inquire [to triumph the Grand Slam]," Priestley responded erstwhile quizzed astir Greaves' prospects by OLBG. "If the tourney mean stays astir 80, past yes, she tin triumph it, but to nutrient 5 oregon six games with a adjacent 100 mean - I don't cognize if she's susceptible of doing that. She's decidedly susceptible of causing large upsets."

Despite not yet dominating connected the men's darts scene, Priestley rates Greaves arsenic the apical pistillate subordinate globally - adjacent supra Sherrock, reports the Express.

"Fallon Sherrock acceptable the standards and was a emblem bearer for women's darts," helium added. "She did what she did and it was fantastic. She seems similar she relishes playing successful the men's crippled but she hasn't been capable to travel it up since. I can't spot Beau being jealous of Fallon. She knows she's miles amended than her."

Beau 'n' Arrow volition instrumentality to Wolverhampton having claimed scalps successful the past, and Priestley feels its the perfect clip for Greaves to amusement conscionable what she tin do, and gain a stellar interest doing so.

"I thought Greaves would've relished the accidental to play successful the men's crippled to spot however bully she tin beryllium - I deliberation it's an perfect accidental for her," Priestley added.

"Beau tin astir apt triumph 2 oregon 3 women's games and not get arsenic overmuch wealth arsenic she would from the Grand Slam. That's got to beryllium a large origin successful wherefore she's decided to play.

"A large crushed for playing has to beryllium the wealth due to the fact that Beau has to concern her career. I'm not definite what sponsors she has but it's not inexpensive having to spell abroad, paying for hotels and nutrient erstwhile you get to these events. She's the lone pistillate susceptible of giving the men a crippled due to the fact that she's susceptible of a 100 average."