Fallon Sherrock

If I can be a role model and leader, I am happy to do that.

When I started playing darts and watching more darts on TV I would say someone like Trina Gulliver definitely inspired me to carry on and keep playing.

I've always had darts around me growing up because my family has always played it.

I know how to zone myself in and just play the game.

The sky is the limit now, us women are showing that we can beat men and hopefully it will open more doors.

I haven't set myself any goals or targets because I am taking each day as it comes. But who is to say that I can't be a world champion, or do anything that I put my mind to?

I think I'm an enjoyable person to be around.

I think I'm a person who just makes things better.

I've got good family support.

Trolls online are constantly giving you sexist comments.

I hope I've done women's darts proud, put women's darts on the map and given it the recognition that it deserves.

Us women, we can play darts.

I am a normal person from Milton Keynes.

My son is always up early.

I don't even know what a feminist is.

My son is going to grow up looking at the newspaper cuttings and thinking, 'Wow, my mum did this.'

I'm constantly drinking a lot of water to flush my kidneys out. That helps my body.

I started taking medication to weaken my immune system because that is what was attacking my kidneys. The problem was when I went on different medication, I suffered side effects. And the side effects caused 'moon face,' where my face swelled up. It was a reaction.

About six months after I had my little boy in April 2014, I ended up getting a kidney disease.

Ally Pally has been amazing for me.

If I saw negative comments I tried to look past them.

I don't take any notice of negative stuff said on social media. If anything it spurs me on more.

I don't look at it as a man's sport because the women play as well. It's an open sport.

The more the women beat the men hopefully that will bring up more opportunities for us and then the possibilities are endless as to what can happen.

If people want to put the pressure on me that fine but I don't put pressure on myself - that is where pressure comes from.

I'm quite proud that I've inspired so many people.

It's nice if I am called a role model, because I never thought that I would be a role model for anyone else.

Once I get up on stage, I will have to forget who I am playing and focus on the game itself.

I don't have time to sit at home and not do anything. I used to just sit there and just watch TV and eat crisps. Now I don't have five minutes to do that.

No man wants to lose to a woman.

You always get the odd comment, along the lines of the women are not as good as the men, and I get called a lesbian.

I'm not going to dwell on what someone has said if it doesn't affect my life. I think that attitude helps to strengthen my character.

Can I eat bugs? Yes no problem.

I can dance, a little bit.

Spider and heights are much easier than beating a man at the Ally Pally, any day of the week!

I could be two sets, two legs down but I wouldn't think that. I take each leg as it comes.

When women play men, it brings out our better game.

When you play with the men, you know they don't give up.

To any young women out there who might be thinking about taking up darts, I would just say, 'Go for it.'

Whatever happens in women's darts in the future I will be able to think I helped to achieve it.

When I went to Q school, I was walking into a tournament where 500 other players all wanted the same thing as me.

I started playing when I was about 16, and I got picked for the England youth team when I was 17 because I was doing quite well. It's all spiralled from there.

The sport has come on - we do not just play in pubs any more and there are massive international competitions.

Being included in just the U.S. Darts Masters was amazing enough but to now be able to go worldwide is something I could only dream of.

I've made history, I've just beaten one man, who's to say I can't beat more?

There's more women who can play like me if not better and we just need more recognition really.

I definitely think I can use the crowd to my advantage.

I never get really nervous.

I feel really proud of myself for helping to put the ladies' game out there.

I had a lot of negative comments, but it made me stronger and made me want to do more in my game. It made me more determined if anything.