Van den Bergh discusses Sherrock defeat at Nordic Darts Masters: "I see her as an opponent not a woman"

Dimitri van den Bergh lost out to a remarkable comeback against Fallon Sherrock during the Nordic Darts Masters and he heaped praise on her for claiming victory in that manner.

Van den Bergh spoke during a recent Moneybarn Q&A and said gender doesn't come into the defeat at all.

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"I was very surprised to win the first two sessions 4-1 because Fallon missed a lot of doubles

"I have no idea what happened from being 8-2 up, I couldn't find trebles or doubles and she was coming on strong putting me under pressure.

"From my point of view it was my game to lose because I had those eight match darts, but on the other side you've got to be honest, she did fantastic to do a come back like that.

"You've just got to take it on the chin and say fair play to her, She's a great player, nothing to do with the fact she's a woman

"I think it's brilliant what she's doing for darts, but that doesn't come into my thinking when I play her. I see her as an opponent not a woman.

"Every time I play darts it doesn't matter if you are male or female, you should never underestimate another player but you see it happen all the time.

"I think that was a slight advantage I had in my early days as a professional; you get underestimated and boy, did I surprise them!

"Now, I've got that target on my back."