Darts results: Fallon Sherrock hits remarkable 170 checkout to make more Grand Slam of Darts history

The darting superstar, who recorded the highest televised average for a women during a 5-0 thumping of Mike De Decker on Sunday night, needed to beat the German by a scoreline of 5-3 or better in Wolverhampton to become the first woman to reach the knockout stages of the tournament and looked up against it when she trailed 3-1.

But Sherrock hit back with a 12-darter before landing a stunning 141 finish in the next leg to keep her hopes alive. And after moving 4-3 ahead she then completed a remarkable victory with a sensational 170 checkout that sent the Aldersley Leisure Village crowd crazy.

The 27-year-old, who averaged 93.53 and fired both of the 180s in the match, will now face Mensur Suljovic in a repeat of their unforgettable showdown at the Alexandra Palace in 2019 which Sherrock won to send the darting world into hysteria once again just days after her history-making triumph over Ted Evetts.

What was meant to be a globe-trotting and money-spinning 2020 was thwarted by Covid but that merely delayed her inevitable return to the PDC stages and this year she's been making a habit of these big-stage acts of heroism.

Sherrock brilliantly shocked Dimitri Van den Bergh at the televised Nordic Darts Masters earlier this winter before narrowly losing the final to Michael van Gerwen and those longer format experiences will surely fill her with confidence ahead of a best-of-19 legs showdown with Suljovic.

"I don't even know how I did that," said Sherrock. "When I approached the 170 I knew that was my only chance and that I had to take it. I'm so proud of myself for doing it as it shows what I can do and gives me a lot of confidence.

"I'm really looking forward to playing Mensur again and I'm excited to see how much further I can go."

The victory was good news for followers of our daily darts tips as Sherrock was put up for victory with a scoreline of 5-3. It was one of three winning tips out of four across the night, while the 4/1 acca came in as well.