The fifth staging of the premier PDC women’s tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, with Greaves returning to glory after missing out last yearby downing Sherrock in the showpiece.
The Doncaster arrowsmith kicked off her title bid with an assured 5-1 triumph over Finnish star Kirsi Viinikainen, which included back-to-back finishes of 148 and 144 to take the early initiative.
The 22-year-old then survived a scare against Gemma Hayter, sealing victory in a last-leg decider courtesy of another ton-plus finish to reach her third final in four years at the Empress Ballroom.
Greaves thereby set up a winner-takes-all clash with Sherrock in the final, where her opponent took the early lead courtesy of an 87 checkout to break throw and lead 2-1.
Nevertheless, the Players Championship 11 winner immediately struck back with a tidy 120 finish, and created daylight after capitalising on missed darts at double from Sherrock to break and lead 5-3.
However, Sherrock took an 11-leg leg followed by a neat 70 checkout to take the match to a last-leg decider, which Greaves sealed with a 15-darter to stumble over the line.
Greaves’ victory also secured her place in the 2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts and the 2026/27 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, after having featured in both tournaments last year.
2026 Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Sunday July 26
Quarter-Finals
Beau Greaves 5-1 Kirsi Viinikainen
Gemma Hayter 5-4 Vicky Pruim
Lisa Ashton 5-2 Rhian O’Sullivan
Fallon Sherrock 5-0 Deta Hedman
Semi-Finals
Beau Greaves 5-4 Gemma Hayter
Fallon Sherrock 5-1 Lisa Ashton
Final
Beau Greaves 6-5 Fallon Sherrock
Prize Money
Winner: £15,000
Runner-Up: £8,000
Semi-Finalists: £4,500
Quarter-Finalists: £2,000
Total: £40,000