LUKE HUMPHRIES says Noa-Lynn van Leuven will relish her baptism at the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts and pleaded: "Just let her get on with it and play." Nineteen years after Deta Hedman became the first woman to beat a male opponent on TV, Van Leuven breaks a new glass ceiling as the first transgender competitor to take on the men in a darts major at Wolverhampton.
In an all-Dutch contest at VW Active Aldersley tonight, Van Leuven faces three-times world champion Michael van Gerwen in a group also containing Gary Anderson and Ryan Joyce.
And world No.1 Humphries warned she is not to be taken lightly at a 32-player tournament worth £150,000 to the winner.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 09, 2024 من Daily Mirror UK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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