""Noa-Lynn's started to achieve more success in recent years, hence the opposition to her has become more vocal, which is the way of the world," he said, according to Sky News. "It's something we respect but ultimately we have a policy in place and it's one that we're comfortable with.""
""Where does the advantage come from?""
""It doesn't matter if you're two metres tall or 160 [metres]," she says. "A few years ago we had [16 times men's world champion] P"
Deta Hedman withdrew from a PDC Women's Series quarter-final after learning her scheduled opponent was transgender player Noa-Lynn van Leuven, forfeiting her place in the tournament. Hedman previously forfeited a Denmark Open quarter-final about 18 months earlier, initially cited as illness before she said she refused to play a transgender opponent. Van Leuven transitioned in 2021 and has faced repeated personal attacks and hostile media coverage while achieving competitive success, including becoming the first trans player to qualify for the World Championships. PDC chief executive Matthew Porter publicly defended the organisation's transgender policy. Online abuse has left Van Leuven reluctant to leave home.
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