Fallon Sherrock said she has "overcome the hate" after beating Luke Littler to win the second-biggest prize in darts history. The 32-year-old was crowned champion of Netflix's 'Beat Luke Littler' on Friday night after she overcame the double world champion in a one-off leg of 501 to claim a mammoth £501,000 prize.
Only Littler himself has taken more from a single prize pot, the £1million he collected for his second World Championship in January. This was not Sherrock's first foray into the limelight, as she created history by becoming the first woman to win at the World Championship when she made the third round seven years ago and she went on to break several other barriers in the game.
But her inclusion in the line-up for the TV show attracted criticism given her stature in the game, even if she met the criteria for applicants because she does not hold a PDC Tour Card. "I mean it's been tough," she said. "Because obviously I do see the backlash and I do see all the negative comments. But at the end of the day, I fit the criteria for this. I've never had a tour card, and I wouldn't class myself as a pro really, because all I do is just play darts for the enjoyment of it. I'm just so happy to overcome all the hate and win."
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