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Fallon Sherrock responds to Michael van Gerwen's illness excuse - 'I play on my period'

Michael van Gerwen has missed Premier League action recently due to illness, but Fallon Sherrock has very little sympathy and shared her own experiences of period pain at the oche

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Fallon Sherrock spoke about playing through illness (Image: YouTube/Double Tops)

Fallon Sherrock has told darts players to get on with it and stop using illness as an excuse for poor performances on the biggest stage. Michael van Gerwen has missed Premier League action due to illness, but Sherrock has little sympathy for the Dutchman.

Van Gerwen has withdrawn from three nights of the Premier League recently and looked out of sorts after returning to action against Gerwyn Price. Yet Sherrock rolled her eyes when asked about Mighty Mike's struggles of late.

If youre ill like Michael van Gerwen has been, of course its hard to play it down," she said on Double Tops. But youve got to try and play your best and just get on with it.

"For women, we have periods and the cramps that go with those. People dont understand how hard that sort of stuff is.

I dont really want to be up there playing darts but Ive got to go out and do it. I have to go out on stage and play well otherwise Im going to lose. Its just part of being a darts player. So when people say theyre sick or are feeling under the weather, I dont really buy it.

Van Gerwen still sits third in the Premier League, despite his issues, but Luke Littler has endured a much tougher start to the competition following his second world title at Ally Pally. Littler sits seventh out of eight players ahead of night five in Cardiff on Thursday.

However, Sherrock is not worried about The Nuke's form. Hes sitting back and putting a challenge on himself 100 per cent! she said. I can see him really coming out all guns blazing in the later weeks and almost surprising everyone. At the moment people think oh hes not doing well in the Premier League and I just think he wants to almost go just you lot wait.

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Michael van Gerwen has struggled with illness, while Luke Littler's form has been poor of late(Image: Getty)

I dont see any way he doesnt make it to the O2 in London. Hes biding his time, will come out all guns blazing and do what we know he does win.

"Things might not be going great now and I know he got a lot of boos in Belfast but he wont care he looks like hes trying to play the pantomime villain a little bit and wind people up.

Hes got a character now, which he didnt really have when he burst on the scene. I think hell play on that more and more.

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