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No. Both men and women can participate in the PDC World Championship.

Players qualify via the ‘Order of Merit’ – the official ranking,, external which are calculated on the basis of the prize money won over a period of two years in ranking tournaments.

There is a separate Order of Merit for men and women. The top two players from the Women’s Series Order of Merit qualify for the PDC World Championship.

For the 2024/25 tournament, Beau Greaves topped the women’s Order of Merit. However, Greaves opted to play in the WDF Women’s World Championship instead, to defend her title.

Players participating in the WDF Championship will then no longer be eligible to participate in the PDC World Championship.

Three-time WDF champion Beau Greaves has called it “stupid” that women cannot play in both, and called for a separate PDC World Championship for women.

PDC chief executive Matt Porter said: “At this time we have no plans to introduce a separate Women’s World Championship; the Paddy Power World Darts Championship is open to all players and rewards successful players in the PDC Women’s Series and the Women’s World Matchplay. winner.

“Our ProTour, Challenge Tour and Development Tour remain open to all players, and from 2025, PDC Women’s Series players will also have the opportunity to qualify for the Winmau World Masters as well as compete in the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts to free entry places offered at the PDC Qualifying Schools.”

Due to Greaves’ withdrawal, Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Fallon Sherrock, second and third respectively, qualified.

Fallon Sherrock made history in 2019 when she became the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Championship.

Dutchman Van Leuven was the first transgender player to participate in the tournament.