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Last Updated: 27/12/19 4:59pm
Fallon Sherrock’s hopes of a place in the last 16 of the PDC World Championship are over after a 4-2 third-round defeat to Chris Dobey ended her history-making debut at Alexandra Palace.
Sherrock twice led by a set in a high-quality contest that featured 19 maximum 180s and four huge 100+ finishes, three from Sherrock, but in the end Dobey’s greater consistency got him over the line.
Twenty-five-year-old Sherrock, from Milton Keynes had thrilled the pre-Christmas crowd with wins over Ted Evetts and World No 11 Mensur Suljovic but in the first session back after the festive break, Sherrock’s fairytale was to have no silver screen ending as Hollywood Dobey proved too clinical and underlined his own growing status in the game.
PDC World Championship: Friday’s third round results
| Simon Whitlock 4-1 Mervyn King |
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| Daryl Gurney 2-4 Glen Durrant |
| Fallon Sherrock vs Chris Dobey |
Having reached the last three major televised semi-finals, the 22nd seed is into the last 16 at the Worlds for the second year in succession and he will take huge pride in how he powered to the finish line, averaging 101 to claim a last-16 date with Glen Durrant.
Sherrock took the acclaim of the crowd at the end of the match, and will now switch her focus to the women’s BDO World Championship after a fortnight she’ll never forget.
More to follow…
Check out daily Darts news on skysports.com/darts, our app for mobile devices and our Twitter account @skysportsdarts. Coverage of the World Darts Championship continues on Sky Sports Darts throughout the tournament with another double session on Saturday getting underway at 12.30pm and 7pm.
