{"id":300773,"date":"2023-12-17T07:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T07:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300773"},"modified":"2023-12-17T07:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T07:25:15","slug":"darts-live-with-fallon-sherrock-under-pressure-as-rival-in-tears-at-ally-pally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nba\/darts-live-with-fallon-sherrock-under-pressure-as-rival-in-tears-at-ally-pally\/","title":{"rendered":"Darts LIVE with Fallon Sherrock under pressure as rival in tears at Ally Pally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Van Gerwen previews World Darts Championship<\/h3>\n

The 2023-24\u00a0World Darts Championship is very much underway with 96 players having started out at Alexandra Palace this week hoping to win the huge \u00a3500,000 prize on January 3rd.<\/p>\n

Michael Smith is the reigning champion looking to make it back-to-back triumphs but there is an abundance of competition for the Englishman.<\/p>\n

Luke Humphries is the bookies’ favourite but Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson are others alongside Smith who must not be written off.<\/p>\n

Express Sport provides LIVE updates from the Worlds below…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fallon Sherrock under pressure<\/h3>\n

Fallon Sherrock takes to the stage today after boyfriend Cameron Menzies was put out by Dave Chisnall last night.<\/p>\n

And there’s plenty of household pressure on for the 29-year-old – one of only two female qualifiers for the Worlds this year.<\/p>\n

That’s because the ‘Queen of the Palace’ has agreed to a bet with Menzies.<\/p>\n

Whoever gets knocked out the earliest cooks the turkey on Christmas day this year in their house. Menzies made it through to round two and so Sherrock needs to win her first-round match today to avoid the cooking duties.<\/p>\n

Menzies said:\u00a0\u201cUsually, I\u2019m up in Scotland with the family but this year I\u2019ll be down in England with Fallon.\u00a0Basically the first one knocked out of the Worlds has to do the turkey!”<\/p>\n

Hughes in tears on the oche<\/h3>\n

Jamie Hughes was left in tears last night after claiming his first ever World Championship victory at the fifth time of trying.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old defeated David Cameron (not that one!) 3-1 and after a double eight to clinch the win, was moved to tears.<\/p>\n

He had lost all of his four previous first-round matches and said: “It\u2019s absolute relief, but not just relief because there\u2019s been a lot of frustration over the year.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m just so, so happy to finally get a win on that stage.”<\/p>\n

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Today’s schedule<\/h3>\n

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round One: Ricky Evans vs Simon Adams<\/p>\n

Round One: Jim Williams vs Norman Madhoo<\/p>\n

Round One: Matt Campbell vs Lourence Ilagan<\/p>\n

Round Two: Joe Cullen vs Darren Penhall<\/p>\n

Evening Session (7pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round One: Dylan Slevin vs Florian Hempe<\/p>\n

Round One: Niels Zonneveld vs Darren Webster<\/p>\n

Round One: Jermaine Wattimena vs Fallon Sherrock<\/p>\n

Round Two: Luke Humphries vs Lee Evans<\/p>\n

Good morning!<\/h3>\n

Good morning and welcome to Express Sport’s live blog on day three of the World Darts Championship.<\/p>\n

Stick around for all the news you need to know.<\/p>\n