The catalyst for growth in the female game dates back to December , when Fallon Sherrock became the first women to win a match at the Professional Darts Corporation PDC world champs, which historically is a male-dominated event. Darts runs in the blood of the Regnaud family, with her father Jason, mother Yolande and older sister Ashlee all heavily involved in the sport and a big reason why Nicole got involved.
While trailblazers like Sherrock and Ashton are still heavily involved in the sport, young players are setting the tone and leading darts into a new era. Regnaud considers it a privilege to be considered among the best in the world, she admits it is difficult being based on the other side of the planet. Lots of blood, sweat and tears have gone in to chase the wins. After a brief break over Christmas and starting a new job at the Environmental Protection Authority in Wellington, Regnaud is eager to return to the oche and build on her impressive History of women in the sport dates back as far as the when an image of Queen Elizabeth appeared in British newspapers of her throwing darts.
The level she can play and make it look easy is incredible. But one of her favourite moments of the year came at the recent world champs when she met darting icon Paul Lim.
The Singaporean is a cult hero of the sport, known for hitting the first nine darter at the world championship in and even features in a video game, Yakuza 6 where you must play him in a game of darts to advance. Regnaud said she blew the chance to meet him years earlier, but was too shy to say hello, so was glad when the opportunity came up again. He came over and gave me a shake up and told me not to dwell on it.
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