"I don’t see why a woman can’t win the World Championship" – Fallon Sherrock tips Beau Greaves as a future world champion

Fallon Sherrock believes that Beau Greaves can win the PDC World Darts Championship in the future. According to “The Queen of the Palace,” her compatriot has the level to become the first woman ever to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy.

Sherrock herself broke through globally at the 2020 Worlds, where she reached the third round on debut at Alexandra Palace. That achievement instantly made her one of the most recognizable faces in women’s darts.

On the Double Tops Podcast, Sherrock expressed her confidence in Greaves, who is currently number one on the women’s world rankings. “I don’t see why a woman can’t win the World Championship," said Sherrock. “As long as they can sustain their standard over the long format then I genuinely think it’s doable."

Greaves has been dominating the PDC Women’s Series lately. The Englishwoman is now unbeaten in 113 consecutive matches and has won 17 tournaments in a row on the circuit. In her first season as a Tour Card holder, Greaves has also shown she can compete on the ProTour. She reached the last 16 twice and even threw a nine-darter.

Sherrock believes Greaves can take the next step for women in the sport. “I think Beau [Greaves] has got to exceed what we’ve all done and show that women belong in the majors. That will show women can come up through the ranks and compete." According to Sherrock, Greaves has already proved she can beat the absolute elite. “Beau has beaten Luke Littler, so she’s shown she can do it.”

Sherrock also reflected on her own breakthrough at the Worlds at Alexandra Palace. That run completely changed her life, although she barely realized it at the time. “That World Championship changed my life. It was absolutely manic but after I won I didn’t really realise how big a thing it was.”

The realization only started to hit behind the scenes. “I remember walking off the stage and my manager, Jason, said ‘what have you done, it’s going mad!’" A flood of media appearances followed. “I did press for basically the whole day, had four hours sleep and then was on Good Morning Britain the next morning. I did more interviews for the rest of the day."

The attention grew so intense that even Michael van Gerwen stepped in. “Michael [van Gerwen] told the press to stop speaking to me because I had to play my next match.” The sudden fame ultimately took its toll. “It was manic – I couldn’t go anywhere, my phone kept running out of battery so I coundn't contact anyone. It was great at first because I wasn’t used to it but, after a while, it got too much because I couldn’t do anything. After the second win, it actually got worse."

Strikingly, Sherrock tries to keep her distance from the sport away from the stage. “I don’t really watch darts. I tend to watch the start of tournaments and then it depends on who’s playing if I keep watching."

Even at home she tries to avoid darts as much as possible, despite her dartboard hanging in the living room. “The last thing I want to do is watch darts, throw darts, think about darts or talk about darts.” Her son also has little interest in the sport. “My little boy doesn’t even like darts – when he comes home we don’t talk about darts at all.”