Fallon Sherrock feeling unwelcome on women's tour

Fallon Sherrock says she no longer feels welcome on the women's tour and is targeting a permanent place on the main PDC tour to escape what she considers a hostile environment.

The 28-year-old has done more for women's darts than anyone in recent years after her landmark run to the third round of the 2020 World Championship, but she claims other female players want to see her and fellow leading light Lisa Ashton lose in the women's series.

Sherrock will again get the opportunity to play at the highest level this week when she participates at the Grand Slam of Darts, a reward for winning the inaugural Women's Matchplay in July.

That is where she feels at home, having opened up about being made to feel uncomfortable among her female opponents and receiving "hate".

"It doesn't matter what I do, I am still going to get hate," she told the PA news agency.

"I could be the best person in the world and I still get hate or I could do everything wrong and still get it. I am at a point now where I am like, 'If you are going to hate me, hate me'.

"I am not going to beat around the bush, I even get it with players now and I genuinely don't care anymore. I am at a point where I don't care what anyone does or says to me.

"It is mostly the women, I am not welcome with the women much anymore, I learned that last weekend in Wigan. I want to try and better myself so I have more opportunity playing on the PDC side with the men, so hopefully I can perform better and improve.

"I feel what me and Lisa have done for the sport, I don't think they realise how much we have helped.

"It's not like they should say thank you, but they genuinely don't care and they are all against us, they cheer against us and it's just not a very nice environment."

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