Rhian O'Sullivan (née Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh female professional darts player[2] who plays in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
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| Born | 20 January 1981 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | Mission 23 Gram | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Yma o Hyd" by Dafydd Iwan ac Ar Log | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2021– | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2008– | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF W) 11  (5 September 2022)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2010, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Runner-up: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Runner-up: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Darts career
editO'Sullivan was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualified for her first BDO Women's World Championship in 2010. She defeated fellow Welshwoman Julie Gore 2–0 in the quarter-finals, and Karen Lawman 2–0 in the semi-finals. In the final, she was beaten 0–2 by Trina Gulliver.[3]
In 2011, she again reached the World Championship final after victories over Gore in the quarter-finals and Deta Hedman in the semi-finals. She was beaten 0–2 by Gulliver for the second final in a row.[4]
In 2012, O'Sullivan was defeated in the first round by top seed and eventual runner-up Hedman. She hit the highest checkout (155) recorded in the history of the women's world finals. The record was beaten in 2014.
In 2023 O'Sullivan qualified for the Women's World Matchplay for the first time. She lost in the quarter-finals 3–4 to Robyn Byrne.
Personal life
editO'Sullivan is not a full-time professional darts player, and works as a childcare nursery nurse.[5]
World Championship results
editBDO/WDF
edit- 2010: Runner-up (lost to Trina Gulliver 0–2) (sets)
- 2011: Runner-up (lost to Trina Gulliver 0–2)
- 2012: First round (lost to Deta Hedman 1–2)
- 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Kirsty Hutchinson 2–3)
- 2023: Semi-finals (lost to Beau Greaves 0–3)
References
edit- ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Rhian O Sullivan Player Profile". Darts Database.
- ^ "Trina Gulliver cruises to eighth Lakeside darts crown". BBC Sport. 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Trina Gulliver wins ninth BDO women's Lakeside crown". BBC Sport. 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Profile for Rhian Edwards". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
External links
edit- Player profile for Rhian Edwards from Dartsdatabase
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