BEAU Greaves has achieved another huge career breakthrough after winning her first PDC Pro Tour game against a top male player.
Greaves secured a place in the second round of the Players Championship 2 after edging to a 6-5 victory over Josh Rock – who is Luke Littler‘s pal.
Beau Greaves beat Josh Rock 6-5 on Tuesday[/caption]
Rock is the current world No.17[/caption]
Greaves, 21, beat former World Youth champion Rock on Tuesday – but has since been defeated 6-2 by Krzysztof Ratajski in the last 64.
The Doncaster-born star secured a 2-0 lead early on against Rock after hitting a 17-darter and 13-darter.
Rock then took three legs in a row to lead 5-3 after eight legs, before Greaves began her comeback.
After Rock missed a matchdart on the bullseye, Greaves narrowed the deficit to 5-4 with a 16-darter.
She posted a stunning 102.7 average – including six 180s – to win 6-5 against the 23-year-old.
Rock regularly faced off against star boy Littler as the pair rose up through the ranks together.
The Northern Irishman even enjoyed a spot of dinner with The Nuke before the latter’s first night of Premier League action last week.
Rock – who is the current world No.17 – posted a picture of Littler enjoying steak and chips in Belfast.
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Greaves is now top of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, which allows her to compete an alternate in the Tour Card.
It comes after the world’s best women’s player won two of the first five Challenge Tour tournaments in January.
The 21-year-old can step in when holders fail to register or cancel.
Rock, current World No. 17, tipped himself to be as big as Littler after bagging the fourth PDC ranking title of his career.
But he has lost out to Greaves – who also beat Fallon Sherrock’s beau Cameron Menzies at the Grand Slam of Darts in November – this time around.
She lost 6-4 to Owen Bates at the players Championships on Monday.
Greaves claimed a third-straight WDF women’s world title in December and previously expressed concern about competing against “the lads”.
