3:16 Sherrock’s dream continued as she knocked out No 11 seed Mensur Suljovic in the second round
The unrivalled story of the tournament, Fallon Sherrock made history as she became the first woman to beat a man at a darts world championship, winning 3-2 against Ted Evetts in the first round.
Superstar Sherrock followed up her heroics with a stunning 3-1 win over the experienced world No 11 Mensur Suljovic, nailing bullseye to cap a remarkable performance and set up a third-round meeting with Chris Dobey on Friday afternoon. Will she continue her remarkable run?
- The Darts Show Podcast with Fallon Sherrock
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- Hearn: Never say never to women’s tour
Barney’s farewell
2:05 An emotional Raymond van Barneveld reflected on his shock exit in his final appearance at the Worlds
Raymond van Barneveld’s final appearance at the world championship before retiring ended in gut-wrenching disappointment as he was beaten 3-1 by Darin Young in round one. The five-time world champion admitted afterwards he would ‘never forgive’ himself for his early exit, although that won’t overshadow an undeniably incredible career.
- Raymond van Barneveld: The best of Barney
Smith crashes out
1:34 Luke Woodhouse reacts to knocking out last year’s finalist Michael Smith
Having arrived at the Alexandra Palace as one of the tournament favourites, last year’s runner-up Michael Smith was out in round two following a 3-1 defeat to Luke Woodhouse, who was beaten 4-2 by Dimitri Van den Bergh in Monday’s third-round contest.
“That’s Christmas ruined,” Smith tweeted post-match.
With some unwanted spare time on his hands, the former electrician took to Twitter to offer his services as the Ally Pally suffered a power cut on Monday.
Beaton made no mistake with a checkout of 43 to seal the win and progress to the last 16 for the first time in 15 years.
Check out daily Darts news on skysports.com/darts, our app for mobile devices and our Twitter account @skysportsdarts. Coverage of the World Darts Championship continues on Sky Sports Darts throughout the tournament with another double session on Friday getting underway at 12.30pm and 7pm.
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