Sky Sports pundit Mark Webster says Fallon Sherrock "should not have been selected to play" for Netflix 'Beat Luke Littler' in which she claimed the winning prize of £501,000. Sherrock overcame the double world champion in a one-off leg of 501 to claim the second biggest prize in darts history. But 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 in December 2019, and she went on to break several other barriers in the game, including becoming the first woman to reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The 32-year-old, who was presented to the crowd in Manchester as being a hairdresser from Milton Keyes, had made more darting history in 2023 when she became the first female to produce a televised nine-dart finish. 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. "The backlash Fallon got is nothing she's done wrong," Webster told Sky Sports.
"Ultimately, I don't think she should have been selected to play, but then you can't blame Fallon for going to try and win half a million pounds in fair play. But look, I don't think the backlash will bother her. "She's got a few quid, hasn't she?
People forget about these things. She just needs to get herself ready for the rest of the year now. "She'll be quite chilled.
I'm not saying she has financial burdens, but that's going to really help going forward - doing things for her." Got the Sky Sports app? en Walker, 14, who has been labelled the next Littler by fans and has taken a leg off 'The Nuke' at an exhibition event, did get a shot over one leg, but lost, while WDF No 1 Mitchell Lawrie, 15, failed to get his chance despite all the pre-event hype. Webster thinks the format of the show was unfair, saying: "I don't think she should have been able to play. I didn't like the way it was made as an amateur beats Luke Littler, and a lot of them weren't amateurs.
Fallon's a professional player. "I think Mitchell Lawrie was due to play as well, but he didn't get on. I do think they should have played out the remaining legs and then they could have chipped away at Fallon's money if they'd won.
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