Fallon Sherrock shines on big stage with historic Women’s World Matchplay win

Fallon Sherrock admits she loves the thrill of the big stage after she made more history by winning the inaugural Women’s World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

The 28-year-old burst onto the scene with her historic run at the 2020 World Championship where she became the first female to win on the Alexandra Palace stage and recently played at Madison Square Garden in the US Darts Masters.

She again showed up on the big occasion in Blackpool as she enters the record books again after beating Dutchwoman Aileen de Graaf 6-3 in the first ever final of this tournament.

Sherrock, the most recognisable name in women’s darts, wins £10,000 and further showcased her love of the biggest stage, with the match being played before the men’s final between Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price.

“I don’t know what it is, I am so bad on the floor but put me up on the stage and I seem to cross the line and do really well,” she said.

“Maybe it is an adrenaline rush, I don’t know.

“They are all iconic venues, to me it was like, ‘Oh my God, I am actually at another iconic venue’. I am going to take every opportunity I get and I am going to run with it.

“I am pleased that I am taking each opportunity I am getting and I am not embarrassing myself.

“It feels amazing. If someone had said that to me a week ago I wouldn’t have believed them.

“But I always had self-belief and I can look at the trophy and say all the pressure behind me is worth it because I have won a really big title.”

The ‘Queen of the Palace’, who earlier beat Katie Sheldon 4-2 in the quarter-final and then followed it up with a 5-2 success over Lorraine Winstanley in the semis, qualifies for November’s Grand Slam of Darts as a result of her victory in Blackpool.

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