Beau Greaves will open her defence of the 2025 Betfred Women’s World Matchplay against Finland’s debutant Kirsi Viinikainen, after the eight-player line-up for next month’s event was finalised.
The fourth staging of the £25,000 event will be held on the afternoon of Sunday July 27 at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, televised live on Sky Sports and through the PDC's global broadcast partners.
Greaves will headline a star-studded line-up at the Empress Ballroom, which also features 2022 champion Fallon Sherrock and former PDC Tour Card Holder Lisa Ashton.
The field is comprised of eight players from a one-year Order of Merit based on PDC Women's Series earnings across 28 tournaments since last July, with Greaves returning to Blackpool as the top seed.
The 21-year-old has once again dominated the PDC Women’s Series circuit in 2025, winning ten titles - including each of the last five in an incredible winning run of 32 matches.
Greaves will now begin her bid for a third consecutive Women’s World Matchplay crown against newcomer Viinikainen, who claimed her maiden Women’s Series title back in March.
The draw was confirmed following the conclusion of Event 16, as second seed Noa-Lynn van Leuven prepares to make a third consecutive Winter Gardens appearance.
The Dutch star has won a quartet of Women’s Series titles during the 12-month qualifying period, and she will take on Lorraine Winstanley, who returns to Blackpool for the first time since 2022.
Elsewhere, Sherrock and Ashton will maintain their ever-present records in Blackpool, with 2024 runner-up Sherrock pitted against debutant Gemma Hayter.
Sherrock prevailed in the tournament’s inaugural staging three years ago, while Hayter has made sustained progress over the last 18 months, winning a brace of Women’s Series titles in 2024.
The other quarter-final clash will see four-time Lakeside Women's Champion Ashton go head-to-head with Ireland’s Robyn Byrne, a semi-finalist in the 2023 edition.
The winner of the Betfred Women’s World Matchplay will qualify for November's Grand Slam of Darts and the 2025/26 World Darts Championship, with a top prize of £10,000 also on offer.
Betfred Women's World Matchplay Order of Merit Top Eight
1 - Beau Greaves £33,800
2 - Noa-Lynn van Leuven £16,200
3 - Fallon Sherrock £15,400
4 - Lisa Ashton £11,400
5 - Robyn Byrne £9,400
6 - Gemma Hayter £9,200
7 - Lorraine Winstanley £7,900
8 - Kirsi Viinikainen £7,200
2025 Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Sunday July 27
Draw Bracket
(1) Beau Greaves v (8) Kirsi Viinikainen
(4) Lisa Ashton v (5) Robyn Byrne
(2) Noa-Lynn van Leuven v (7) Lorraine Winstanley
(3) Fallon Sherrock v (6) Gemma Hayter
Format
Quarter-Finals - Best of seven legs
Semi-Finals - Best of nine legs
Final - Best of 11 legs
Prize Money
Winner: £10,000
Runner-Up: £5,000
Semi-Finalists: £2,500
Quarter-Finalists: £1,250
Total: £25,000