Fallon Sherrock won the arms race after making more history as a trailblazer at the Winter Gardens.
The Queen of the Palace unfurled a golden smile on the Blackpool promenade after winning the inaugural Betfred Women's World Matchplay. But lifting the cup – a replica of the Phil Taylor Trophy awarded to winners of the men's tournament – proved an ordeal, and she admitted: “That trophy is really heavy. I thought it was going to snap my arm.”
In a hushed atmosphere, Sherrock beat Holland's Aileen de Graaf 6-3 in the final to pocket the £10,000 winner's share of a £25,000 prize fund and earn a place in the Grand Slam of Darts at Wolverhampton in November.
