Noa-Lynn van Leuven to become first transgender player at World Darts Championship

Transgender darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven has qualified for her first PDC World Darts Championship, with a 5-3 victory over Beau Greaves clinching the Women's Series 21.

The 28-year-old secured her place at Alexandra Palace following a dominant victory over world number one Greaves to win the tournament with a stunning 109.64 average in Leicester.

Van Leuven, the PDC’s first transgender player, will also be the first to appear at darts’ top tournament in December.

It is the second time van Leuven has defeated Greaves in the final of a tournament this year, following her 5-4 victory which secured the Series Event 15 title in Germany in August.

The Dutchwoman transitioned in 2021 and joined the Women’s Series the following year. She also created history by becoming the first trans woman to play in a televised darts tournament in July when she appeared at the Women’s Masters in Blackpool.

Victory in Leicester handed van Leuven her fourth title of the season in the Women’s Series.