Fallon Sherrock

Fallon Suzanne Michelle Sherrock (born 2 July 1994 ) is an English professional darts player who competes in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events and previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. She won the 2022 Women's World Matchplay. She also reached the final of the 2015 BDO Women's World Darts Championship, where she was runner-up to Lisa Ashton. She has won 20 PDC Women's Series titles, the second-most behind Beau Greaves.

As of November 2025, Sherrock is the only female player to win a match, and subsequently, two consecutive matches at a PDC World Darts Championship. She achieved this at the 2020 World Championships, first by beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round, and then Mensur Suljović 3–1 in the second round, before eventually losing 2–4 to Chris Dobey in the third round. The event saw her earn the nickname "Queen of the Palace" from the name of the venue, the Alexandra Palace.

During the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, Sherrock became the first woman to reach the last 16 of a mixed gender major darts tournament, after she beat Gabriel Clemens 5–3 in her final group stage match. She then went on to beat Mensur Suljović 10–5 in the last 16, to reach the quarter-finals and become the first woman in darts history to do so. She was beaten in the quarter-finals by Peter Wright 13–16. Sherrock won the inaugural Women's World Matchplay in 2022.

Darts career

Early career Sherrock was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. She began playing darts at the county youth level at the age of 17; She played for the Bedford Darts Organisation, and represented the England Youth team in the girls' singles division at the 2011 WDF Europe Cup Youth tournament. along with the Women's Jersey Open, before following it up with success in the Women's British Classic in 2013. After finishing her A-level examinations, she opted against studying forensic science at university to focus on playing darts. and was just eliminated in the quarter-finals by reigning champion Anastasia Dobromyslova. Sherrock lost 3–1 to Lisa Ashton in the final, but still impressed and hit six 180s in what was her first World Championship final.

2019–2021 On 17 December 2019, Sherrock became the first woman to beat a man at the PDC World Championships, beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round at the 2020 World Championship. She followed this up with a 3–1 win over 11th seed Mensur Suljović in the second round, before losing to 22nd seed Chris Dobey 4–2 in the third round.

On 31 December 2019, Sherrock withdrew from the 2020 BDO Women's World Championship due to 'unexpected changes' to the event.

Sherrock was also invited to participate in German channel ProSieben's pro-am doubles event Die Promi-Darts-WM (Celebrity Darts World Cup) just after the World Championships alongside Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Max Hopp and just-crowned world champion Peter Wright at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn. Sherrock partnered with former Italy striker and World Cup winner Luca Toni and went 1-3 during the event.

Sherrock competed for a tour card at the 2020 PDC Q School, but was unable to secure one. On 1 February 2020, Sherrock won the Rileys Wolverhampton qualifier for the 2020 UK Open, meaning she would make her debut there. She lost to Kyle McKinstry from Northern Ireland 6–1 in the first round.

She took part in the 2020 Premier League Darts as a 'challenger', appearing at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on 13 February 2020, where she drew 6–6 against Glen Durrant. She failed to qualify for the 2021 PDC World Championship, losing out to Deta Hedman on legs difference.

Sherrock has faced hateful comments online after her PDC matches of 2019, but said she learned how to use the feeling to perform better; "If I'm feeling a bit slouchy, I'll look at some of the comments and I'll be like: 'OK, now I need to prove you wrong.

In September 2021, Sherrock reached the final of the 2021 Nordic Darts Masters. In the first round she defeated Niels Heinsøe 6–1. She then had a walkover in her quarter-final match against Gerwyn Price, who withdrew due to an elbow injury. In the semi-finals she beat world n°5 Dimitri Van den Bergh 11–10, after initially trailing 9–3. She eventually lost to Michael van Gerwen 11–7 in the final (although having led 6–3). Sherrock is the only woman in the history of the PDC to have reached the final of a TV tournament. Just a week off her run to the Nordic Masters final, Sherrock competed in the first 2021 Women's Series events. Though she lost to tour card holder Lisa Ashton in the last 16 of the first event, she won the next two events with 5–2 and 5–3 victories over Corrine Hammond and Deta Hedman respectively. The second day saw Sherrock losing to Lisa Ashton in the finals of both events 4 and 5, before whitewashing the 4-time World Champion in the final of the sixth event. This let Sherrock maintain her place at the top of the ranking table and secure her debut at the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts.

2022 In October 2021, Sherrock qualified for the 2022 World Championship, after ensuring a top-two finish in the PDC Women's Series. She lost 3–2 to Steve Beaton in the first round.

From June to August 2022, Sherrock competed in the invitational World Series of Darts. At the US Darts Masters she lost 6–2 to Leonard Gates in the first round. At the Nordic Darts Masters, she beat Darius Labanauskas 6–1 before losing 10–6 to Michael Smith. At the Dutch Darts Masters, she lost 6–1 to Maik Kuivenhoven in the first round. At the Queensland Darts Masters, she lost 6–3 to Gordon Mathers in the first round. At the New South Wales Darts Masters, she reached the quarter-finals, losing 6–0 to Gerwyn Price. At the New Zealand Darts Masters, she lost 6–5 to Kayden Milne in the first round. She was also invited to the World Series of Darts Finals, losing 6–4 to Peter Wright in the first round.

In July 2022, Sherrock won the inaugural Women's World Matchplay, beating Katie Sheldon and Lorraine Winstanley to reach the final, where she defeated Aileen de Graaf 6–3. The win meant that Sherrock qualified for the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts. At the Grand Slam, Sherrock was eliminated in the group stage after losses to Peter Wright, Nathan Aspinall and Alan Soutar.

2023 Sherrock appeared to have missed out on qualification for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship after finishing third in the PDC Women's Series. However, the PDC subsequently announced that Sherrock had qualified for the event by virtue of winning the 2022 Women's World Matchplay, a decision which attracted criticism from some darts fans due to the mid-season rule change. At the World Championship, Sherrock was drawn to face Ricky Evans in the first round. After winning the opening set, she went on to lose 3–1.

In January 2023 Sherrock entered Q-School. On the last day of the first stage of Q-School Sherrock qualified for stage two by defeating Terry Winfield, Aaron Wood, Lee Davies, Colin Osborne and Steven Beasley. However, a 6–3 final day loss to Robert Collins meant she failed to win a tour card.

Later in 2023, during her 5–3 victory over Marco Verhofstad, Sherrock became the first woman to hit a nine dart finish at a PDC event.

On 29 July 2023, Sherrock produced a 107 average during the quarter finals of the 2023 PDC Women's Series. The previous record for the highest 3 dart average was 101, which Sherrock previously held.

On 25 August 2023, Sherrock made history again, as she hit a televised nine-dart finish against Adam Lipscombe, during the Modus Super Series, thus becoming the first ever woman to hit a televised 9 darter.

In December 2023, Sherrock played at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost to Jermaine Wattimena 3–1 in sets.

2024 Sherrock entered PDC UK Q-School for the fifth time in her career. She managed to qualify for the final stage during the second day by defeating David Davies, Ryan Hogarth, Adrian Gray, Paul Redfern, and Brett Claydon after previously losing on the opening day to Kai Fan Leung. During the final stage, Sherrock lost her opening round to Harry Gregory on the first day; she gained a point before losing to eventual winner Robert Grundy on the second day; on day three, she lost in the opening round again to Justin Hood; and on the final day, she was eliminated during the opening round by Ashley Coleman 6–3 to end her run.

On 21 July Sherrock lost to Beau Greaves in the final of the 2024 Women's World Matchplay at Blackpool's Winter Gardens.

Fallon Sherrock finished third on the 2024 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit, winning events 1, 4 and 23 to secure a place at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship. She missed out on a spot at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts to the second place player in the Women's Series Order of Merit, Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

2025 At the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, Sherrock played Ryan Meikle in the first round, with the winner to play Luke Littler in the next round. Sherrock lost to Meikle 3–2 in a deciding set after taking a 2–1 lead.

After winning two titles on the 2025 PDC Women's Series, Sherrock announced her plans to take a break from darts in 2026 and focus on her health due to kidney problems.

2026 On March 18th, Sherrock signed for Winmau Darts moving from Dynasty Darts.

Personal life Sherrock has a son, born in 2014. Her twin sister Felicia also plays darts and the pair represented England Youth at the WDF Europe Cup Youth in 2011. The condition made her teetotal and she is required to drink water regularly to keep her kidneys cleansed.

Sherrock was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to darts.

World Championship results

BDO 2014: Quarter-finals (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 1–2) 2015: Runner-up (lost to Lisa Ashton 1–3) 2016: First round (lost to Ann-Louise Peters 1–2) 2017: Quarter-finals (lost to Lisa Ashton 0–2) 2018: Quarter-finals (lost to Lisa Ashton 0–2) 2019: Quarter-finals (lost to Maria O'Brien 0–2)

PDC 2020: Third round (lost to Chris Dobey 2–4) 2022: First round (lost to Steve Beaton 2–3) 2023: First round (lost to Ricky Evans 1–3) 2024: First round (lost to Jermaine Wattimena 1–3) 2025: First round (lost to Ryan Meikle 2–3) 2026: First round (lost to Dave Chisnall 0–3)

Career finals WDF / BDO major finals: 5 (2 titles) Legend World Championship (0–1) World Masters (0–1) World Trophy (1–0) Finder Darts Masters (1–1)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Runner-up 1. 2014 World Masters Anastasia Dobromyslova 1–4 (l)Runner-up 2. 2015 World Championship Lisa Ashton 1–3 (s)Winner 3. 2015 Finder Darts Masters Anastasia Dobromyslova 2–1 (s)Winner 4. 2018 BDO World Trophy Lorraine Winstanley 6–3 (l)Runner-up 5. 2018 Finder Darts Masters Lisa Ashton 1–2 (s)

PDC World Series finals: 1 (1 runner-up) Legend World Series of Darts (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Runner-up 1. 2021 Nordic Darts Masters 7–11 (l)

PDC Women's televised finals: 4 (1 title) Legend Women's World Matchplay (1–3)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2022 Women's World Matchplay 6–3 (l)Runner-up 2. 2024 Women's World Matchplay 3–6 (l)Runner-up3. 2025 Women's World Matchplay (2) 5–6 (l)Runner-up4. 2026 Women's World Matchplay (3) 5–6 (l)

Career statistics

Performance timeline BDO

PDC

Nine-dart finishes

+ Fallon Sherrock nine-dart finishes Date Opponent Tournament Method Prize 18 March 2023 Marco Verhofstad Challenge Tour 9 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12N/A 25 August 2023 MODUS Super Series 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12