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The final double-header of this year’s PDC Women’s Series takes place in Wigan on Sunday, with Events 19-20 streamed exclusively through PDCTV from 1000 GMT.

It's an experience that money can't buy. It's so exciting and would be brilliant to get up there. But if we do, it doesn't matter who we face. It's just about getting there. Yes, some of them, certainly the top ladies. But there is an awful lot of talent out there, who don't do the tours or even play county darts. There is talent that we don't get to see much of, because if they don't travel, then we don't come across each other. There will be dangerous players that we've never heard of." Lorraine Winstanley claimed her maiden Women’s Series title in Event Ten on Saturday, and the third seed will play Wales' Rhian Griffiths on her PDC televised debut. Ashton survived two match darts in the penultimate leg to force a decider, but Greaves kept her cool to pin double five and celebrate her sixth straight Women’s Series crown.

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It felt amazing. The audience were brilliant. It gave me goosebumps,” admitted De Graaf, who was a doubt for the tournament after suffering with illness last week. Being able to compete in the PDC Women’s Series and Q-School was amazing although a bit daunting as it had been such a long time since I’d had my opponents in the same room!” Van Leuven researched regulations before participating in tournaments. The PDC plays under the rules of its governing body the DRA (Darts Regulation Authority), which has now established clear rules for trans players and their applications to play in the women's category.

Trans darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven talks to Sky Sports about her transitioning period, opening up to her family, the devastation of losing close friends, how winning the Denmark Open left a sour taste in her mouth and facing Beau Greaves at the Women's Matchplay. The 27-year-old also defeated Katie Sheldon and Lorraine Winstanley to prevail in the historic eight-player event, the first fully-televised women’s tournament staged by the PDC. Winstanley is a regular on the BDO circuit but not a full-time professional, a couple of defeats to Anastasia Dobromyslova in the past two quarter-finals of that organisation's World Championship have not done her talent justice as she juggles home life with the desire to make a mark. I hate playing her [Anastasia]. Obviously she's my bestie, I'm the godmother to her son, but to be fair she's done me in the last couple of years so it was my turn."

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It's been a really good weekend," said Greaves, who admitted that the pressure of her winning streak eventually took its toll. Van Leuven opened up about the pain of losing a few of her friends to suicide at a time when she was offering support to trans people as a moderator. She won her opening four matches without dropping a leg - including a 107 average as she whitewashed Casey Gallagher - before seeing off Kirsty Hutchinson 5-1 in the quarter-finals. It is a dream come true for Van Leuven, who said she always "felt different" to the other kids at school when she was growing up, but now feels playing 'Beau 'n' Arrow' at the Empress Ballroom is her darting destiny.

Ashton will open her Matchplay campaign against Chloe O’Brien, after the Scottish teenager secured last-gasp qualification with a run to the quarter-finals in Sunday's final event before the cut-off. I really struggled with everything today, with the way I'm throwing [the dart] and I've not focused on all the stuff I should be focusing on. In talking about her form, the former Lakeside Championship finalist added: “It seems to be coming together a bit so I can only feel positive about it.” In the long run, I think it's set my mind in good stead where I think 'right I'm going to have to brush up on my doubles', because you get away with that on the other side but it was a totally different kettle of fish I noticed. It is gruelling on the mind." The Queen of the Palace appeared poised to extend her lead after crashing in the first maximum of the contest, although she was punished for squandering six darts at double as De Graaf levelled.The quarter-final stage saw Ashton come through a tense last-leg decider against Corrine Hammond, before another deciding leg in the semi-finals saw her survive match darts against Katie Sheldon to book her place in the final with a 5-4 victory. There were a few people that I talked to a lot and then suddenly you don't hear from them anymore and then you have to hear from the parents that they're not there any more. It is devastating," said an emotional Van Leuven.

The opportunity opened by the PDC to create a Women's Qualifier for their World Championship is the biggest of Winstanley's career, but has not come without its problems. Beau Greaves' incredible winning run on the PDC Women's Series was ended by Mikuru Suzuki as the pair shared Sunday's titles in Leicester. She is contracted by the BDO and although that does not prohibit her entering the PDC tournament, it could yet cause friction. To be fair to Mikuru, I was actually thankful to lose - in the long run it will do me a load of good. I'm happy that I can start afresh now.The triumph was Suzuki's second since the Women's Series was formed, having previously claimed Event 12 in 2021 before reaching five finals last year.