16-year-old Olivia Heaton opened her 2026 darts season in outstanding fashion by winning the Girls event at The Scottish Tour – Event 1, held at the CISWO Club Glenrothes.
Competing in her first tournament of the year, Olivia produced a flawless performance across both the round robin and knockout stages, winning every match she played to claim the title.
Olivia has qualified for the England Youth Grand Prix Finals, which take place on Sunday, 16th November in Coventry. The event brings together the top eight girls from across the season’s Grand Prix series, all battling for the national title.
After an incredible week in Budapest that included a quarter-final finish at the WDF Girls World Masters, Olivia rounded off her international trip by competing in the WDF Girls World Championship Qualifier her final event of the week.
Despite feeling under the weather and full of cold, Olivia Heaton once again showed her determination and professionalism on stage. She began strongly in the Top 64, defeating Taylor Field 4–1 before overcoming Saylee Blois 4–2 to reach the Last 16.
Olivia continued her outstanding debut season on the international stage by reaching the quarter-finals of her first ever major, the WDF Girls World Masters, held in Budapest, Hungary. In only her fifth WDF tournament, Olivia once again showed composure, scoring power, and maturity well beyond her years, earning another excellent result and valuable world ranking points.
Drawn into Group L, Olivia Heaton was simply unstoppable. She produced three straight 4–0 victories, not dropping a single leg across all her group matches. Her performances included a 4–0 win over Phoebe Vermeulen (51.38 average), 4–0 over Vanda Dupcsak (58.37 average), and 4–0 over Saylee Blois, finishing top of her group with an impressive 50.52 tournament average.
Her dominance meant she advanced to the knockout stages without losing a leg, a remarkable feat at such a prestigious WDF Major event.
Having qualified for the group stages of the 2025 WDF World Masters, Olivia's first major and only her 4th ranked event, Olivia starts today at 10am in Budapest.
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Olivia Heaton is a 17-year-old darts player from Scarborough who is quickly building a reputation as a rising star in the sport. Follow Olivia's journey as she compete's for Lincolnshire in the UKDA Premiership and World ranked WDF Youth and Ladies darts events.