Transfrau Noa-Lynn van Leuven writes darts in London!

Transfrau Noa-Lynn van Leuven writes darts in London!

Alexandra Palace, London, Vereinigtes Königreich - Noa-Lynn van Leuven, the first trans woman who plays on the stage of Alexandra Palace at the Darts World Cup, is now making history. The 28-year-old Dutchman competes against Kevin Doets and thus fulfills a lifelong dream, despite the terrible threats of murder she received. In an interview in the "Checkout" podcast, Van Leuven told a threat that she had received: "If you follow my girl on the women's toilet, I'll kill you." This shock has left her traces and she fights with panic attacks and depression, as she reported. During her debut today during the World Cup, which begins at 2:40 p.m., she receives support from prominent players such as Martin Schindler, who is opposed to discrimination in darts.

support and resistance

Despite her support, van Leuven also sees hostility. Some players withdraw from the Dutch national team, and the experienced Darta player Detail Hedman also made headlines by refusing a match against them. Hedman, who asked the Women's World Cup in lakeside views of 100 percent players against transgender competitors, emphasized the resistances with which van Leuven is faced. Nevertheless, van Leuven has a clear destination: after the World Cup, she plans to fight a tour map of the PDC on the Q school and emphasize that she doesn't care who she plays against. "I want to play against the best players," she explains.

a milestone for darts sports

The World Cup in London is a significant event that enables men, women and now also transpersonen to participate. Van Leuven, who completed her transition about ten years ago and has been playing in the Women's Darts scene since 2021, has qualified for the tournament on the Women’s Series. Even after all the challenges, she does not want to accept the lack of darts athletes who, like them, have gone through similar fights. "Darts is there for everyone. Darts is allowed to play," says Schindler, while Van Leuven goes into her first game with optimism, in which she does not want to be impaired by the pressure on the big stage, as she determines: "I just want to play." Today.

Meanwhile, the viewers follow live on yahoo.com awaited Match and the remarkable performance of the players on Alexandra Palace. Van Leuven, who faces the challenge and at the same time fights against prejudice and hatred, could change the darts game forever.