The race to qualify for the 2025 Betfred Women's World Matchplay begins in Niedernhausen this weekend, as Beau Greaves returns to PDC Women's Series action following her exploits in Blackpool last month.
Greaves celebrated victory in the third staging of the Women's World Matchplay on July 21, conceding just six legs in wins over Katie Sheldon, Mikuru Suzuki and Fallon Sherrock to retain the coveted title at the Winter Gardens.
The 20-year-old averaged almost 99 to topple Sherrock in a high-quality final, as two of the biggest names in the women's game went head-to-head at the Empress Ballroom.
Greaves - a winner of 23 PDC Women's Series titles within the last two years - will now be aiming to extend her winning run in Niedernhausen this weekend, as she prepares to headline a star-studded field.
The year's fourth weekend of Women's Series action will see Events 13-16 take place on August 10-11, with Sherrock also set to star on German soil.
Sherrock currently occupies second spot on the 2024 Women's Series Order of Merit, although Suzuki and Lisa Ashton are in close contention in third and fourth respectively, having claimed two titles apiece this year.
Noa-Lynn van Leuven - also a multiple event winner on the Women's Series circuit in 2024 - will feature alongside the emerging Gemma Hayter, who clinched her maiden Women's Series title in June's Event Ten.
The top eight players on the 12-month Women's World Matchplay Order of Merit will qualify for next year's Betfred Women's World Matchplay, with the race to qualify for that tournament beginning at the H+ Hotel on Saturday.
Greaves' Women's World Matchplay success ensures she will return to Wolverhampton for November's Grand Slam of Darts, while she's also secured qualification for the 2024/25 World Darts Championship.
The top-ranked player from the final PDC Women's Series Order of Merit - aside from Greaves - will join the Doncaster darter at the Grand Slam, with a further two World Championship qualification places also up for grabs in the final 12 events of 2024.
Entries for Events 13-16, costing £25 per event, are still available through the PDC Entry System. Entries close at 1400 BST on Thursday August 8.
New players must register their details at this link. Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.
The PDC Women's Series will be streamed through PDCTV with live coverage throughout each event on August 10-11, and play will get underway from approximately 0930 BST on each day.