Fallon Sherrock is placed on the line and a crowd behind rises, he drops his excitement shouting, jelly history. They are geeks and know: dress up like the day of the Christmas Lottery, improvising songs and drink, especially drink dozens of pints of beer. For them, Sherrock is already an icon, beyond a benchmark for their own sport. And so animate as if it were the Carling them about it. Sherrock answers, of course. The first dart 18 to triple; the second dart; to 18 triple; and third dart to the center, just 50. The audience at the Alexandra Palace in London explodes with joy, jump, sing and celebrate, celebrating more than the Sherrock itself, which just a smile is allowed and much bewilderment at such a long revelry.

Just won the second round of the Men's World darts and nobody, absolutely nobody, you can say everything was anecdote, luck, an accident. A few days after becoming the first woman with a victory at the World PDC, Sherrock overcame the second round Sunday to the beat eleventh seed, Mensur Suljovic, by a clear 3-1. "I won two of the best players in the world. If that does not prove that women can play darts do not know what will , " proclaimed and leaving still excited to start preparing their confrontation third round against Chris Dobey the seeded 22: "I do not know how I'm going to sleep can not believe it!".

With its success, Sherrock, 25, 25,000 pounds -the winner of the World Cup takes pocketed 600,000 pounds-and something even more important: a hole forever as a pioneer in the sport. Covers, interviews in the last week in United Kingdom only Brexit media attention has been in the feat of Sherrock, whose life will soon be a biography more for British booksellers. It will explain that his father played, his twin sister Felicia wanted to imitate him and she also did not get bored; He explained that 20 years was second in the women's World Cup and that allowed him to leave his job as a hairdresser; He explained that he suffered cyberbullying when a drug swelled face before a tournament; and explain the experience with his son Rory, who suffers from a disorder of the autistic spectrum.

"Caring for Rory is a full-time job. When you go to bed at seven o'clock at night, it is when I train. He loves to play darts, is very proud of me and he is very happy at is happening to me Luckily, my family helps me take care of it when I'm at tournaments, "he explained this week Sherrock, number four of the women's tour, a resident of Milton Keynes, and from now on, an example". There are many women who can play at my level, if not better. we just need more opportunities for big events ".

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • more sport