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|December 11, 2024
Love of the game keeps Van Leuven going
SHE'S been shunned by opponents and her own Dutch team-mates, suffered bullying, booing and even had death threats.
But at Alexandra Palace next week, Noa-Lynn van Leuven hopes she will be remembered for her darts, not her transgender backstory.
Paddy Power Van Leuven, who qualified for the PDC World Championship through a top-two finish in the Women's Series, has endured a rocky road to her first-round date with compatriot Kevin Doets next Tuesday.
The winner will set a booby-trap for former world champion Michael "Bully Boy' Smith, and Van Leuven is unsure what kind of reception awaits her at Ally Pally.
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