Katie Sheldon

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Katie Sheldon
Personal information
Born (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)
Dublin, Ireland [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts21g Target
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Hotstepper" by John Gibbons
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2018–2020
PDC 2020–
WDF 2018–
Current world ranking (WDF W) 125 Decrease2.svg 3 (9 July 2025) [2]
Other tournament wins
Youth events
World Masters 2019
German Open 2018
Medal record
Women's Darts
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
WDF Europe Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Šamorín Women's overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Šamorín Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Šamorín Women's team

Katie Sheldon (born 23 December 2003) is an Irish professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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In her youth career, Sheldon won the 2019 World Masters Girls and 2018 German Open Girls.

In the PDC, Sheldon was runner-up at 2022 PDC Women's Series 8 and qualified for the Women's World Matchplay in both 2022 and 2024.


Career

Sheldon started playing darts in 2010, at the age of 7. In 2018 she won two World Darts Federation tournaments for girls, namely, the World Masters where she beat Sophie McKinlay by 4–3 in the final in deciding leg, and the German Open where she beat Christina Schuler in the final. [3] In October 2019, it was announced that Sheldon had entered into a partnership with Target Darts.

Sheldon's results in the 2022 PDC Women's Series tournaments, including her first final at event eight, [4] allowed her to qualify for the inaugural 2022 Women's World Matchplay. This was also her first senior major tournament. [5] In the quarter-finals she faced Fallon Sherrock. Sheldon played a good match, surpassing her rival in some moments, and had the chance to go 3–1 up. Sheldon was close to finishing the fourth leg with 107, but missed the double, giving her opponent a chance at 2–2. In the end, she lost 2–4 to Sherrock. [6]

At the end of September 2022, she was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the second day of the tournament, she advanced to the fifth round of the singles competition, where she lost to Lorraine Winstanley by 0–4 in legs. [7] On the third day, she advanced to the quarter-finals of the pairs competition, where she played together with Robyn Byrne. They lost to Lerena Rietbergen and Anca Zijlstra from Netherlands by 1–4 in legs. [8] In the team tournament, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Ultimately, despite her good performance, she did not win a medal.

Along with qualifying for 2022 Women's World Matchplay, she was invited to participate in the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship. [9] In the group stage she faced Jaein Oh and Jim Moston. She lost both games and was eliminated from the tournament. [10] Her campaign in the 2023 World Youth Championship ended similarly, with group stage losses to Adam Paxton and Duyane-Wade Decena. [11]

After failing to qualify in 2023, she qualified for the 2024 Women's World Matchplay, where she once again lost in the quarter-final to the eventual champion, this time Beau Greaves. [12] Her participation in the 2024 PDC World Youth Championship once again ended with defeats in every game of the group stage, losing to Wessel Nijman, Jack Howarth and Zac Griffiths. [13]

Performance timeline

Tournament2022202320242025
PDC Non-ranked televised events
Women's World Matchplay QF DNQ QF DNQ
World Youth Championship RR RR RR

References

  1. ↑ "Katie Sheldon". Target Darts.
  2. ↑ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Glennon, Michael (2 May 2020). "Rising star Katie Sheldon making mark in changing darts landscape". rte.ie. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Connell, Lewis (1 May 2022). "Ashton & Sherrock share Women's Series titles". PDC.
  5. ↑ "Ashton and Sherrock headline as field and draw confirmed for inaugural PDC Women's World Matchplay". Darts News. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sherrock survives Sheldon scare, set to face Winstanley in Women's World Matchplay semi-finals". Darts News. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Women Singles". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Women Pairs". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Phillips, Josh (20 September 2022). "International stars confirmed for 2022 Winmau World Youth Championship". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "PDC World Youth Championship Last 96 2022". Dart Connect. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Groupstage of PDC World Championship Youth 2023". Mastercaller. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Women's World Matchplay: Beau Greaves beats Fallon Sherrock to win title but will swerve PDC World Championship". BBC Sport. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Groupstage of PDC World Championship Youth 2024". Mastercaller. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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