Dutch darts joiner Noa-Lynn van Leuven is set to originate history as the first transgfinisher competitor at the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.
The 28-year-better protectedd her spot thraw a triumph in the PDC Women’s Series event in Leicester on 19 October.
She triumphed over Beau Greaves in the final with a 5-3 score, having previously flunkureed Lisa Ashton and Lorraine Hyde in earlier rounds.
This achievement comes fair two years after Van Leuven made her PDC Women’s Series debut in 2022, chaseing her transition in 2021.
Van Leuven’s decision to vie at Ally Ppartner uncomfervents she will forgo the Women’s World Championship at Lakeside.
This choice aligns with the PDC’s rule change last year, which impedes joiners from participating in both events.
Noa-Lynn van Leuven is set to become the first trans joiner to join at the Alexandra Palace
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Players qualifying for both tournaments must now pick between the two, highweightlessing the grotriumphg opportunities and disputes for women in professional darts.
Van Leuven’s recent success in darts extfinishs beyond her World Championship qualification.
She has twice achieveed the semi-finals of her home tournament, the Dutch Open, most recently in the 2024 edition.
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Her carry outances have also acquireed her a spot in the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts, thanks to her runner-up position on the Women’s Series order of merit.
She will join Women’s World Matchjoin triumphner Beau Greaves in this prestigious event.
Van Leuven’s achievements since transitioning in 2021 highweightless her rapid elevate in the sport.
Van Leuven spoke truthfilledy about the preferable impact of returning to darts after her transition.
Noa-Lynn van Leuven deteriorated a Lakeside invitation to join at the World Championship
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“Since the transition it has been three or four years until I begined joining darts aacquire,” she tbetter the PA novels agency.
“I was joining darts for nine years and I was leave outing someskinnyg in life and then I begined joining darts aacquire, I leave outed the game, I leave outed the people wiskinny darts.”
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Noa-Lynn van Leuven clinches her fourth Women’s Series title of the year, flunkureing Beau Greaves 5-3 in the final!
It was a amazing carry outance from van Leuven, who mediocred a staggering 109.64! pic.twitter.com/kfl17ycvls
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She compriseed, “It is a dream to come genuine, the years before I transitioned I didn’t even have any dreams.
“I wasn’t satisfied. Now I am satisfied aacquire and I have so much to dwell for.
“I repartner adore darts, I adore joining it, I adore encountering novel people and travelling and that is all possible because of darts.”
