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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 18, 2019 8:38:00 GMT
 Englishwoman Fallon Sherrock was left ‘speechless’ after making history at the PDC World Darts Championship on Tuesday night. Sherrock beat Ted Evetts 3-2 as she sent Alexandra Palace into raptures by becoming the first woman to win in the competition. The result was even more impressive as the former the BDO Women’s World Championship runner-up was forced to recover from losing the opening set. She scored six 180s with a 91.12 match average in their first-round contest. "I'm speechless, I don't know what to say!" she told Sky Sports. "I feel really happy as I've made something for women's darts. I've proved that we can play the men and can beat them, so hopefully this puts us in the right direction. "I've loved every minute of it and I'm so happy I get to continue it rather than go out in the first round." The stunning result follows up on Mikuru Suzuki’s close tie on Sunday, after the Japanese fell narrowly short of beating James Richardson. Laura Turner added to Sky Sports: “Fantastic. I know I’ve sounded like a broken record but I’ve been championing the women’s game for so long. I knew they could do it! “Mikuru came so close and I’m just so proud of the performance that Fallon put in. She averaged 91, she played phenomenal. I felt for Ted, but he was in a match, felt the pressure and she just capitalised. “That’s where it needs to be. You need to forget it’s a woman, forget it’s a man and realise these are just top quality darts players." |
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