BRITISH SPORT has a new star. On December 17th Fallon Sherrock, a 25-year-old from Milton Keynes, became the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, the sport’s most prestigious event. She then went one better by knocking out the tournament’s 11th seed with a magical shot at the bullseye, eventually taking home £25,000 in prize money.
The PDC’s efforts have paid off. Some 85,000 fans flocked to Alexandra Palace, in north London, to watch Ms Sherrock and 95 other players compete for £2.5m in prize money. According to Dave Clark, who presents Sky’s coverage, in recent years darts has been the second-most-watched sport on the network over Christmas, beaten only by football.
OfficialPDC Wish I was a pro. I want to play home off the nyknicks 🤩
OfficialPDC Fsherrock your in the Economist 😄
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I'll fly over for that if she's playing.
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Wow that's amazing No I'm just Kidding Nobody cares
No diet..
TVGuide how did I miss this show?
Narrator: It hasn’t.
sport?, seriously?
Because you saw the potential and put in a good word here and there. We are forever in your debt.
What’s the point.
Well there are still some pubs where darts are played and would you believe it? people even have their own dartboards at home.
You mean “sport”, don’t you?
The crowd and atmosphere are a huge part of it. Far more entertaining and you genuinely feel involved in every piece of the action compared to other sports where you’re further away, detached from the action and markedly more sober
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