{"id":569313,"date":"2026-07-26T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569313\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:42:08","slug":"irelands-allen-claims-jdc-crown-at-winter-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569313\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland’s Allen claims JDC crown at Winter Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ireland’s Rebecca Allen won the Junior Darts Corporation Girl’s Series at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.<\/p>\n

The 17-old from Laois beat England’s Macy Gibbons, who had finished top of the series.<\/p>\n

Allen won two of the year’s event, open to players between 10 and 18, and prevailed 5-4 in the decider.<\/p>\n

“It was my last year so it’s all I wanted to do, just get that win, I’m so happy,” she told the PDC.<\/p>\n

“I was really nervous when it came to the end, at the start I was fine but when it came down to the end I was like, ‘oh no’.”<\/p>\n

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\nBecca Allen (l) and Macy Gibbons (Pic: JDC)<\/p>\n

Later on the same stage, Beau Greaves claimed her third Women’s World Matchplay title in four years as she edged out Fallon Sherrock 6-5.<\/p>\n

Greaves started the final with finishes of 148 and 144 in consecutive legs, but Sherrock kept pushing, and took back-to-back legs to level at 5-5 and force a decider.<\/p>\n

They shared maximums but Greaves came out on top with a checkout of 56 to secure the crown.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not one to celebrate but it was relief in the end,” Greaves said.<\/p>\n

“Fallon is a great lass and an even better darts player. I knew I had to play well but to hit that last dart was an outpouring of relief.”<\/p>\n

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