Feminine darts star loses 4-2 at PDC World Championship

Fallon Sherrock’s run on the darts PDC World Championship has ended within the third spherical with a 4-2 defeat to 22nd-seeded Chris Dobey

LONDON —
Fallon Sherrock’s run on the darts PDC World Championship ended within the third spherical on Friday with a 4-2 defeat to 22nd-seeded Chris Dobey.

The 25-year-old Sherrock turned the primary lady to win a recreation within the match when beating Ted Evetts earlier than following it up by gorgeous No. 11 Mensur Suljovic.

However Dobey proved too robust, combating again from 2-1 down in units to arrange a conflict with Glen Durrant within the fourth spherical.

Sherrock was cheered all through by the gang at a raucous Alexandra Palace, with supporters singing “There’s just one Fallon Sherrock.”

Dobey made his scoring depend, averaging 101.09 to Sherrock’s 90.45, whereas he additionally hit eight most 180s in comparison with Dobey’s 11.

Sherrock is a former runner-up on the ladies’s world championship.

Organizers determined for the primary time final 12 months to allocate two of the 96 locations on this planet championship subject to ladies. Beforehand, ladies might try and qualify for the occasion, however now spots are assured.

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