Afemale darts legend forfeited a match in which she was set to compete against a transgender player and said she wasn't willing to play against a man in a women's event.

Deta Hedman, a British darts player who has defended women in her sport in recent months, refused to participate in a match against male competitor Noa-Lynn van Leuven in the Denmark Open tournament.

The two were set to face off in the quarterfinals, but Hedman refused to play.

The transgender player went on to the semifinals after the forfeiture but lost to British player and female Beau Graves. Van Leuven was actually the defending champion (2023), according to OutKick, and Hedman had won her sixth championship in 2022.