"If you've got something to say, come here and say it to my face": Sherrock responds to social media trolls after World Darts Championship invite

Fallon Sherrock heads into the PDC World Darts Championship with heightened criticism on social media due to being handed a late spot in the PDC World Darts Championship after a rule change allowed the Women's World Matchplay winner in.

Sherrock believes it is wrong that she is being targeted and said that being the only major winner in the Women's game in the PDC should count for something and said to social media trolls to say it to her face instead of hiding behind a keyboard in an interview with The Mirror.

“If you've got something to say, come here and say it to my face. In this day and age, I don't think it's right to hide behind social media,” said Sherrock to Mirror Sport.

"That's the kind of person I am – if I've got an issue with you, or I've got something to say, I will come to you, say I'm not happy and explain why.

“I think you should confront the person – not nastily, but face up – and ask if there's a problem. It's not like I've reinvented the wheel, because it's only a couple of games, but so far no other woman has done what I've done at Ally Pally.

“I don't care what anyone says: I deserve my spot because I won a major PDC title on TV. I don't have a point to prove to anybody.”

Also the hope is there for the Milton Keynes thrower who famously beat Ted Evetts and Mensur Suljovic two years ago that the hate can be quelled if other female players make strides.

“It would be nice to relax, go under the radar and just play. I could be the best player in the world and I'd get hate or I could be the worst player in the world and I'd still get hate. It doesn't seem to matter what I do – so far I'm the only woman to win on that stage. Everyone targets me, but maybe if someone else did it, they would leave me alone a little bit.”

But despite having doubts as a result of the hate she receives, Sherrock still has the main goal in mind of a PDC Tour Card and won't stop in that pursuit.

“I'm still going to try and get a PDC Tour card because that's the golden ticket, that's what everyone wants, but I'm still going to play in women's tournaments because I want to help progress the game. If I don't, it's not going to help women's darts develop and we're not going to get anywhere.

“I know there are people looking out for me – I didn't even know Trina Gulliver was at the Grand Slam, but she came to watch me and I've got a 10-times world champion texting me, making sure I'm all right.

"I said what I said to let people know how I was feeling, and if you knew how it affected me, maybe you would change – I just thought nothing would change unless I said something."