News Summary:
On April 27, 2026, Beau Greaves made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) ranking title, defeating three former world champions—Rob Cross, Gary Anderson, and Michael Smith—at the Players Championship 11 in Milton Keynes. Previously, on March 23, 2026, VTM, the Dutch-language broadcaster in Belgium, expanded its rights package with the PDC to cover all events from 2027, building on its 2020 agreement which provides free-to-air coverage of PDC’s Premier Events and Belgian European Tour events. Earlier, on March 13, 2026, Halo agreed a deal with the PDC to become an Official Partner of the 2026/7 World Darts Championship, commencing in December 2026. This followed news from February 24, 2026, that tickets for the US Darts Masters sold out in minutes, prompting promoters to switch next year’s tournament to a larger venue amidst growing US market interest. Separately, on February 2, 2026, Republic Technologies UK became an official partner of the PDC Premier League Darts for 2026 with its OCB and Swan brands.
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