Greaves unable to maintain form as Hedman, Pruim claim landmark wins

Deta Hedman ended a near six-year wait for a PDC Women's Series title on Sunday, as Vicky Pruim also celebrated her maiden triumph on a landmark day in Leicester.

Sunday's Women's Series double-header saw Events Eleven and Twelve take place at the Mattioli Arena, following back-to-back wins for Beau Greaves on Saturday.

However, Hedman stole the headlines in Sunday's opening event, defeating Finland's Kirsi Viinikainen 5-3 to boost her hopes of qualifying for July's Women's World Matchplay.

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Following an opening round whitewash of Ros Hemmings, Hedman fought back from 3-2 down to edge past Chris Savvery, before battling past Kim Holden to seal a spot in the quarter-finals.

The 66-year-old then recorded back-to-back 5-3 victories over Women's World Matchplay champion Lisa Ashton and Rhian O'Sullivan, who accounted for Greaves in the last eight.

Deta Hedman wins her first PDC Women's Series title since 2020!

The 66-year-old defeats Kirsi Viinikainen 5-3 to claim the Event 11 crown in Leicester! 👏 pic.twitter.com/921yVKSlcy

This set up a decisive clash against Viinikainen in the Event Eleven showpiece, and Hedman made a terrific start, racing into an early 2-0 lead with a 107 average.

Viinikainen hit back by winning three of the next four legs to restore parity at three apiece, only for Hedman to follow up a crucial break in leg seven with a 15-dart hold to seal the title.

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"I'm so pleased to get over the winning line," revealed Hedman, the oldest title winner in PDC Women's Series history. "This weekend I've played really, really well. I've been consistent for a change.

"Me and Kirsi had been sitting together all weekend. Kirsi never lays down, but neither do I!"

Pruim then created her own slice of history in Event Twelve, overcoming Gemma Hayter to become the 16th player to clinch a PDC Women's Series title.

Following comfortable wins against Grace Ferridge and Angela Kirkwood, Pruim whitewashed talented youngster Paige Pauling in racing through to the quarter-finals.

The experienced Swede then accounted for Event Ten runner-up Karolina Ratajska and Lauryn Salter to set up a showdown against Hayter, who claimed the scalp of Greaves in the last eight.

The Swedish star defeats Gemma Hayter 5-2 in the Event 12 showpiece to celebrate her maiden PDC Women's Series title! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ZOVTf0BNkt

Hayter also halted Hedman's bid for consecutive titles in the semi-finals, although she was unable to capture her third Women's Series success, with Pruim running out a 5-2 winner in Sunday's finale.

"This means a lot to me," said Pruim, a runner-up on the Women's Series circuit in October 2023. "It's been a lot of hard work, but it's paid off. Today it all came together.

"This is going to give me a lot of confidence. I know I can beat anyone, and if I can get both parts of my game working together, I can be dangerous."

Pruim has now stormed into the provisional Women's World Matchplay qualification spots, leapfrogging her Scandinavian counterpart Viinikainen into seventh place.

Hedman, meanwhile, occupies fifth spot, with Hayter and O'Sullivan in fourth and sixth respectively following their impressive showings in the East Midlands.

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