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Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler to win £501,000 darts prize

Fallon Sherrock defeated reigning world champion Luke Littler in a one-leg face-off in Manchester to secure a £501,000 prize.

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Fallon Sherrock defeated reigning world champion Luke Littler in a one-leg darts match on Friday to win £501,000, BBC News, the Daily Mail, Sky Sports, ESPN, The Independent, and AOL.com reported. The live event, titled Beat Luke Littler, was broadcast globally on Netflix from Manchester Central. [1][2][3][4][5][7][8]

According to BBC News, the event featured amateur non-PDC Tour players taking on world number one Littler. The Daily Mail reported that Sherrock needed 14 darts to secure the victory, after which her son joined her on stage to celebrate. [1][3]

Before facing the 32-year-old Sherrock, Littler had defeated 14 amateurs, some as young as 14 years old, BBC News reported. Sherrock was eligible to compete because she is not a member of the PDC Tour. [1]

Sherrock previously became the first female player to beat a male opponent at the PDC World Championship during her run to the last 32 in December 2019, BBC News and the Daily Mail reported. She has also won 21 times on the Women's PDC Series, according to BBC News. [1][3]

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In short

  • Fallon Sherrock defeated Luke Littler in a single leg of darts to win £501,000.
  • The Beat Luke Littler event was broadcast live globally on Netflix from Manchester Central.
  • Sherrock needed 14 darts to complete her victory against the world champion.
  • Luke Littler defeated 14 amateur competitors during the event before playing Sherrock.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Sherrock upsets Littler to claim £501,000 prizeBBC News, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]The 15-year-old 'next Luke Littler' playing against the real thing on Netflix... for £501,000! Teenager puts darts down as work experience - and says 'It's mental... I can be one of the world's most famous players tonight'Daily Mail, 15h ago
  3. [3]Fallon Sherrock BEATS Luke Littler to win £501k in Netflix challenge: 'Queen of the Palace' holds back tears after winning in front of her son - seven years on from fairytale World Championship runDaily Mail, 3h ago
  4. [4]Beat Luke Littler: Fallon Sherrock wins one-off leg to defeat 'The Nuke' and take £501,000 prizeSky Sports, 4h ago
  5. [5]Beat Luke Littler: Fallon Sherrock stuns world darts champion to win £501k prizeESPN, 4h ago
  6. [6]Beat Luke Littler: Farron Sherrock upsets world champion to claim £501,000 prizeBBC, 2h ago
  7. [7]Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler to win £501,000 in Netflix showThe Independent, 3h ago
  8. [8]Fallon Sherrock beats Luke Littler to secure mammoth £501,000 prize live on NetflixAOL.com, 4h ago

Background

  1. [9]2025 Women's World Matchplay on Wikipedia
  2. [10]2026 PDC World Darts Championship on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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