Katie Sheldon

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Katie Sheldon
Personal information
Born (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20)
Dublin, Ireland
Home townDublin, Ireland
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) NR (5 September 2022) [1]
Other tournament wins
Youth events
World Masters 2018
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 plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was qualifying for inaugural 2022 Women's World Matchplay.

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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. [2] In October 2019, it was announced that Sheldon had entered into a Target partnership.

Great results in the 2022 PDC Women's Series tournaments allowed her to qualify for the inaugural 2022 Women's World Matchplay. This was also her first senior major tournament. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7] In the group stage she faced Jaein Oh and Jim Moston. She lost both games and was eliminated from the tournament. [8]

Performance timeline

Tournament2022
PDC Non-ranked televised events
Women's World Matchplay QF
World Youth Championship RR
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)

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References

  1. ↑ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Glennon, Michael (2 May 2020). "Rising star Katie Sheldon making mark in changing darts landscape". rte.ie. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ashton and Sherrock headline as field and draw confirmed for inaugural PDC Women's World Matchplay". dartsnews.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sherrock survives Sheldon scare, set to face Winstanley in Women's World Matchplay semi-finals". dartsnews.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Women Singles". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Women Pairs". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Josh (20 September 2022). "International stars confirmed for 2022 Winmau World Youth Championship". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "PDC World Youth Championship Last 96 2022". DCTV. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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