When Fallon Sherrock won her first round match at the PDC world championships it was, to say the least, historic and a fairly major surprise. It may also have been seen as being a one-off flash in the pan and, ultimately, of little real significance.
However, a few days later she's repeated her feat and won a place in the third round of the tournament by defeating the world's 11th ranked male player. No longer can her performance be written off as luck, a fluke, a flash in the pan or in any other way. Miss Sherrock has confirmed that she is up there with the best darts players, male or female, in the world.
The one question that remains is to discover if she is alone in this achievement or whether other women can compete at the same level. That is something that will only be revealed if more women are given the opportunity to play in major events in what remains a male dominated sport.
Time will tell.
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