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Irish darts player says she 'sobbed for 25 minutes' after winning World Cup
WINNING a World Cup is the pinnacle in any sport.
So it's little surprise that top Irish ladies darts player, Katie Sheldon, has revealed the emotion of that moment when she was part of an Ireland team that won the WDF World Cup in 2023.
"When we won that, I was sobbing for 25 minutes straight," Katie says.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Darts In Ireland podcast, sponsored by PlayrFit, Katie said she will be keen to repeat it when the Irish Ladies compete at the biannual WDF World Cup in South Korea in September.
Katie said: "I remember that week when we won that [World Cup], we were getting interviewed from all over the place, and it wasn't even Ireland, it could have been anywhere.
"But the week we won that was so amazing. I remember when we won I was sobbing for about 25 minutes straight. It was definitely amazing."
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At just 21-years-old, Sheldon, who is currently ranked no.1 in Ireland and no.10 on the PDC Women's Series, has already achieved a lot in her career.
However she insists there is a lot more to come as she aims to eke out a professional career in the game. Katie with her Ireland team-mates Robyn Byrne, Aoife McCormack and Caroline Breen and manager Kevin Devaney after winning the WDF World Cup in 2023
She tells the Darts In Ireland podcast: "The women's game has come on an awful lot.
"When you look at how much it has changed. We now have the PDC Women's Series, Modus does a special week just for the women and you have more girls and ladies showing up to our own INDO events in Ireland.
"I think with the women's game, we just have to be a little but patient but when you compare it to just a few years ago, there are so many opportunities there now.
"It would great to go fully professional, that's everyone's dream. If it came a time when I knew I was ready, I would definitely give it a go, but there's still loads of time, I'm only 21."
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However, Sheldon admits that money has never been her driving goal when it comes to darts.
She added: "People would probably laugh at me when I say this but ever since I've been small, don't get me wrong the few bob is a help towards whatever tournaments are coming up, but money has never been a big thing for me.
"When I was younger, and even still now, if someone handed me a really big trophy, I would love that as that's what I strive for, to win titles.
"But money never really came into it and I never think about it when I'm playing."
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