Sherrock upsets Littler to claim £501,000 prize
Darts player Fallon Sherrock defeated world champion Luke Littler in a special one-leg exhibition match to win a £501,000 prize. The event, broadcast on Netflix, featured amateur players competing against the world number one.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Fallon Sherrock won £25,000 for reaching the third round of the PDC World Championship in December 2019, but earned £501,000 on Friday
Fallon Sherrock defeated reigning world champion Luke Littler in one leg of darts on Friday to win £501,000.
Broadcast live globally on Netflix, Beat Luke Littler featured a host of amateur players taking on world number one Littler in a one-leg face-off at Manchester Central.
Players could not be members of the PDC Tour, meaning Sherrock, who became the first female player to beat a male opponent at the PDC World Championship on her way to the last 32 in December 2019, was allowed to compete.
After Littler had defeated 14 amateurs, some as young as 14, he was always going to have a tough task against 32-year-old Sherrock, a player who has won 21 times on the PDC Women's Series.
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