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Lisa Ashton and Fallon Sherrock shared the spoils at Events 17-18 of the PDC Women\u2019s Series on Saturday, as the duo scooped a title each to reinforce their positions of second and third in the rankings respectively. <p>Leicester's Mattioli Arena played host to a double-header of Women's Series action, with Ashton and Sherrock celebrating success in Event 17 and 18.</p><p>Ashton stormed to the Event 17 crown, breezing to the last 16 with a trio of whitewash victories, before conceding just a solitary leg against Lauren Hall to reach the quarter-finals.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13567159/world-matchplay-darts-luke-littler-thrashes-gerwyn-price-18-9-to-defend-title-with-record-breaking-display-in-blackpool"><strong>Littler dominates Price to close out historic World Matchplay defence</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/37278/13428768/darts-2026-schedule-and-dates-premier-league-darts-world-matchplay-and-more-with-luke-littler-in-action"><strong>Darts in 2026: Key dates, calendar, results</strong></a> \ud83d\udcc5</li><li><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchDartsApp" target="_blank">Got Sky? Watch on the Sky Sports app </a></strong>\ud83d\udcf1</li><li><strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Not got Sky? Get instant access with NOW</a></strong> \ud83d\udcfa</li></ul><widget id="2"></widget><p>The Lancaster-based arrowsmith then saw off Grace Ferridge 5-1, although she faced a stern test against Gemma Hayter in the semi-finals, edging through a last-leg decider to reach the showpiece.</p><p>Nevertheless, the 2025 Women's World Matchplay champion swept aside Lauryn Salter with ease, triumphing 5-0 to lift her third Women's Series title of 2026.</p><p>Although Salter fell short, she broke new ground by competing in her first final on the Women's Series after previously reaching the semi-finals at Event 12 earlier in the year.</p><p>Salter accounted for Emma Pearce and Jade Gofford in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, shooting up to 16th in the Women's Series rankings as a result of her groundbreaking run to the final.</p><p>In Event 18, Sherrock denied Ashton a second title of the day with a rampant 5-0 win in the final to scoop her first Women's Series title in over 16 months.</p><p>After conceding just one leg in defeating Hollie McKain and Julie Whitehouse, the 32-year-old saw off Jody Hancock with a 93 average before easing past Leanne Topper to reach the last eight.</p><p>The 2022 Women's World Matchplay winner dispatched Aoife McCormack 5-0 before battling past Hayter 5-3 in the last four to reach her fourth final of the year.</p> <widget id="1"></widget><p>In a rematch of July's Women's World Matchplay semi-final, Sherrock locked horns with Ashton, replicating the result courtesy of a 5-0 victory to take home her first title on the circuit in 2026.</p><p>Beau Greaves - absent from Saturday's action - remains on top of the Women's Series rankings, with Ashton and Sherrock bolstering their positions in second and third respectively.</p><p>The top three players from the final PDC Women's Series rankings will qualify to compete in the 2026/27 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, with the top-ranked player also qualifying for the 2026 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts.</p><p><strong>2026 PDC Women's Series<br />Saturday August 22, Mattioli Arena<br />Event 17<br />Quarter-Finals</strong><br />Lauryn Salter 5-2 Emma Pearce<br />Jade Gofford 5-2 Sue Lowther<br />Lisa Ashton 5-1 Grace Ferridge<br />Gemma Hayter 5-3 Aileen de Graaf</p><p><strong>Semi-Finals</strong><br />Lauryn Salter 5-4 Jade Gofford<br />Lisa Ashton 5-4 Gemma Hayter</p><p><strong>Final</strong><br />Lisa Ashton 5-0 Lauryn Salter</p><p><strong>Event 18<br />Quarter-Finals</strong><br />Karolina Ratajska 5-2 Tracey Dean<br />Lisa Ashton 5-1 Trina Gulliver<br />Gemma Hayter 5-1 Kirsty Hutchinson<br />Fallon Sherrock 5-0 Aoife McCormack</p><p><strong>Semi-Finals</strong><br />Lisa Ashton 5-3 Karolina Ratajska<br />Fallon Sherrock 5-3 Gemma Hayter</p><p><strong>Final</strong><br />Fallon Sherrock 5-0 Lisa Ashton</p><p><strong>Who will win this year's BoyleSports World Grand Prix? World No 1 Luke Littler will be defending his title and you can watch all the action on Sky Sports. </strong><a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank"><strong>Stream darts and more top sport with NOW</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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