Ryan Meikle defeated Fallon Sherrock in a deciding set at the World Darts Championship, setting up a clash with Luke Littler.
Fallon Sherrock was denied a clash with Luke Littler at the World Dart s Championship after she lost her first-round match to Ryan Meikle in a deciding set. Sherrock lost her first game at the Alexandra Palace for a fourth consecutive year in a nervy contest as Meikle found a way to get over the line. Meikle will play Littler at around 9pm on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Dart s, ahead of Oleksandr Usyk's rematch with Tyson Fury on Sky Sports Box Office.
'For me, it's an unbelievable prize, to play Luke Littler on this stage - the biggest stage of them all,' said Meikle, who reached the fifth round of the UK Open earlier this year. 'No one knows what is going to happen on Saturday, but to play him here, I'm really happy. 'I'm not going to say that I'm going to win, but I just can't wait to play him.' Sherrock made a solid start as she won the first set but Meikle turned the tables by winning six legs in a row to take a 2-1 lead. Both players were far from their best and Sherrock took the match to a decider by holding throw in the fourth set but Meikle held his nerve to win the last set, despite having the crowd against him. 'I felt good coming into the match. But before I knew it, she won the first set and I was on the back foot,' said Meikle. 'I felt under pressure from the start and to come through that, I just feel unbelievable. 'The crowd were behind Fallon - the atmosphere was unbelievable - and I just feel lucky to come through that in the end.' In the evening session's other first-round matches, Ricardo Pietreczko made light work of Zong Xiao Chen, a straight-sets victory setting up a meeting with Gian van Veen. Rashad Sweeting, from the Bahamas, won the hearts of the Ally Pally crowd with an entertaining display in defeat to Jeffrey De Graaf, who will next face Gary Anderso
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