Lisa Ashton wins PDC Women's Series One, Two and Four in Barnsley

Lisa Ashton won Events One, Two and Four of the PDC Women's Series in Barnsley at the weekend; Fallon Sherrock collected her first women's series title of the year in Event Three

Image: Lisa Ashton won Events One, Two and Four of the PDC Women's Series in Barnsley at the weekend

Lisa Ashton won three out of four PDC Women's Series events in Barnsley at the weekend; Fallon Sherrock collected the other title.

Ashton, who became the first woman to win a PDC Tour card, defeated the 'Queen of the Palace' in a last-leg decider 5-4 en route to winning Event Four at the Barnsley Metrodome.

'The Lancashire Rose' had started the weekend by winning Event One via a comfortable 5-2 victory over Wales' Rhian Griffiths. Sherrock suffered a shock quarter-final defeat to Lorraine Winstanley.

Sherrock gained revenge over Winstanley in Event Two, but she was eventually beaten in a high-quality semi-final encounter with Ashton. Ashton landed a superb 'Big Fish' during the 5-4 victory. The Bolton thrower then beat Ireland's Robyn Byrne 5-3 with an 80.14 average in the final.

    PDC Women's Series - Events One to Four

    Final
    Event One Lisa Ashton 5-2 Rhian Griffiths
    Event Two Lisa Ashton 5-3 Robyn Byrne
    Event Three Fallon Sherrock 5-3 Joanne Locke
    Event Four Lisa Ashton 5-4 Fallon Sherrock

    During Event Three, Sherrock reeled off four legs in a row to seal a comeback victory against Joanne Locke and secure the title.

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    Sherrock's triumph over Locke in the final followed comprehensive earlier wins; a 4-0 victory over Natalie Gilbert and a 5-1 semi-final win against Aileen de Graaf.

    The second weekend of the Women's Series will be held on April 30-May 1 in Wigan, with the decisive third weekend taking place on June 25-26 in Barnsley.

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    A further two weekends will be held on August 27-28 in Niedernhausen and on October 29-30 in Wigan, with two events taking place per day across each two-day weekend.

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    Events Schedule

    The top two players from the final PDC Women's Series Order of Merit will qualify to compete in the 2022/23 World Darts Championship and 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.

    Qualification for the Women's World Matchplay later this year will also be based on prize money across the year's 12 events.

    PDC Women's Series
    Events 1-4 - March 12-13, Barnsley Metrodome
    Events 5-8 - April 30-May 1, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
    Events 9-12 - June 25-26, Barnsley Metrodome
    Women's World Matchplay - July 24, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
    Events 13-16 - August 27-28, H+ Hotel Niedernhausen
    Events 17-20 - October 29-30, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan

    Women's World Matchplay
    Sunday July 24 (1300 BST)
    Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Final

    Prize Fund
    Winner £10,000 + place in 2022 Grand Slam of Darts
    Runner-Up £5,000
    Semi-Finalists £2,500 each
    Quarter-Finalists £1,250 each
    Total £25,000

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