Webster: Sherrock should not have been on Beat Luke Littler

Sky Sports commentator Mark Webster said Fallon Sherrock should not have appeared on Netflix's Beat Luke Littler show. Sherrock won 501,000 pounds after beating the double world champion in a single-leg 501 match on the programme. The prize is known as the second highest in darts history.

Sherrock has already made many firsts in the darts world. In December 2019, she reached the third round of the World Championship, becoming the first woman to reach that stage of the tournament. She was also the first woman to reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts. In 2023, she became the first female player to hit a nine-dart finish on television.

Webster said the backlash against Sherrock was not her fault. In his view, her appearance on the show was not right, but it was not fair to blame her for competing fairly to win half a million pounds. Webster said Sherrock was financially comfortable and would not be affected by the reaction.

Young players also took part in the show. 14-year-old Jayden Walker had taken one leg off 'The Nuke', not Littler, in an exhibition match. In the show's match, he had a chance to win a leg but lost. Mitchell Lawrie, the 15-year-old WDF number 1, failed to seize his chance despite high expectations.