Ashton speaks ahead of PDC World Championship debut: ‘Hopefully I will do ladies’ darts proud’

The PDC World Championship begins tonight with a bumper session of action including current Lakeside ladies World Champion Lisa Ashton.

Ashton came through a tough UK qualifier to ensure progression and will face Jan Dekker later. ’The Lancashire Rose’ said she is just going to enjoy the experience and hopefully do ladies darts proud. "I'm going to enjoy the experience and for me it's great to be playing on the first night so I can get straight into it," said Ashton. "I've had some great support and a lot of respected people in the game have said nice things about me, but there's also a bit of pressure that comes with that. "But I'll turn any nerves into positivity and adrenaline that will have a good effect on my game and hopefully I will do ladies' darts proud." for more information about the PDC World Darts Championship, including schedules and the prize fund breakdown.