Greaves averaged almost 99 to celebrate a 6-3 success against Sherrock in Sunday’s showpiece, as the only two winners of this prestigious title went head-to-head in the Empress Ballroom.
The 20-year-old has shattered a host of records on the PDC Women’s Series circuit during the last two years, and she underlined her status as the premier player in the women’s game to pocket the £10,000 top prize.
Greaves - who saw off Katie Sheldon and Mikuru Suzuki to reach the final - kicked off proceedings with legs of 13 and 15 darts to seize the early initiative, although Sherrock was undeterred, responding with legs of 13 and 14 darts to level at two apiece.
However, Greaves’ relentless scoring power began to take its toll midway through the match, as she won the next three legs without reply to move to the cusp of victory.
This magnificent three-leg spell included legs of 15, 13 and 12 darts as her average climbed above 107, only for Sherrock to preserve her slender hopes by pinning double 16 to reduce the deficit to 5-3.
The Milton Keynes trailblazer looked poised to continue her comeback in leg nine, only for Greaves to follow up a seventh 140 by nailing double six to seal the deal.
Greaves began her defence of the title with a hard-fought win against Ireland’s Sheldon in the afternoon’s opener, defying a below-par performance to close out a 4-1 success.
This set up a repeat of the 2023 decider between Greaves and Suzuki, and the Doncaster darter turned on the style to dispatch her Japanese rival, landing 14, 13 and 15 darters en route to a 5-2 victory.
2022 champion Sherrock made a confident start to her campaign, producing a proficient display on the outer ring to whitewash Blackpool debutant Anastasia Dobromyslova.
However, she was forced to survive seven match darts in an extraordinary semi-final tussle against Lisa Ashton, recovering from 3-0 down to prevail in a contest dominated by missed doubles.
Despite her defeat to Sherrock, Ashton moved through to her third consecutive Women’s World Matchplay semi-final with a clinical 4-1 win against Rhian O’Sullivan, after pinning four of her eight attempts at double.
Meanwhile, 2023 runner-up Suzuki had opened her challenge with an impressive 4-2 success against Noa-Lynn van Leuven, defying two maximums from the Dutch darter to progress to the last four.
2024 Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Sunday July 21
QUARTER FINALS
Beau Greaves 4-1 Katie Sheldon
Mikuru Suzuki 4-2 Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Fallon Sherrock 4-0 Anastasia Dobromyslova
Lisa Ashton 4-1 Rhian O'Sullivan
SEMI FINALS
Beau Greaves 5-2 Mikuru Suzuki
Fallon Sherrock 5-4 Lisa Ashton
FINAL
Beau Greaves 6-3 Fallon Sherrock
Format
Quarter-Finals - Best of seven legs
Semi-Finals - Best of nine legs
Final - Best of 11 legs
Prize Money
Winner: £10,000
Runner-Up: £5,000
Semi-Finalists: £2,500
Quarter-Finalists: £1,250
Total: £25,000