Women’s World Darts Champion Lisa Ashton is relishing the challenge of facing some of the games best players at the PDC World Darts Championship this Christmas.
Ashton, who is one of two female players to take part at this years competition, is looking to cause damage at the sports showpiece event.
The PDC included two female players to the field as part of a tournament expansion to 96 players.
But Ashton is ensuring that she is not a gimmick for including female players into the tournament:
“I’m here to win and, if I play my best darts, I’ve got a genuine chance.
“This is the opportunity of a lifetime and I don’t want to let it pass me by. It’s the biggest tournament I’ve ever played in, a whole new level, the biggest night of my career – even bigger than the finals I’ve played at the Lakeside.”
The Lancashire Rose, who has won four of the last five Women’s World Championships, faces Jan Dekker in the first round of the competition at the Alexandra Palace tomorrow night and feels the draw has been kind to her:
“Jan is a good player, but, if you look at the other names in the hat, it could have been much worse. All the pressure will be on him and I’ve got to use that to my advantage.
“If I can get my scoring and pegging out together, I’ll be really chuffed and I’d hope to get through.”
Henry Deacon Media 