Rhian O'Sullivan (
née
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Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh female professional
darts
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player who plays in events of the
World Darts Federation
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(WDF).
Darts career
O'Sullivan was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualified for her first
BDO Women's World Championship in
2010
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. She defeated fellow Welshwoman
Julie Gore
Julie Robin Gore (born 5 August 1958) is a former Welsh professional female darts player.
Career
Gore made her World Championship in 2008, losing in the quarter finals to Trina Gulliver. She later reached the semi finals of the Women's Winmau ...
2–0 in the quarter-finals, and
Karen Lawman
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2–0 in the semi-finals. In the final, she was beaten 2–0 by
Trina Gulliver
Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...
.
In
2011
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, she again reached the World Championship final after victories over Gore in the quarter-finals and
Deta Hedman
Deta Hedman (born 14 November 1959) is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
Biography
Hedman was born in Jamaica in 1959. Her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, leaving Hedman and he ...
in the semi-finals. She was beaten 2–0 by Gulliver for the second final in a row.
In
2012
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, 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 wasbeaten in
2014
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.
Personal life
O'Sullivan is not a full-time professional darts player, and works as a childcare nursery nurse.
World Championship results
BDO/WDF
* 2010: Runner-up (lost to
Trina Gulliver
Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...
0–2) (sets)
* 2011: Runner-up (lost to
Trina Gulliver
Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...
0–2)
* 2012: First round (lost to
Deta Hedman
Deta Hedman (born 14 November 1959) is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
Biography
Hedman was born in Jamaica in 1959. Her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, leaving Hedman and he ...
1–2)
* 2022: Semi-finals (lost to
Kirsty Hutchinson
Kirsty Hutchinson (born 6 April 1991) is an English professional darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF).
Career
In October 2019, Hutchinson qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Playoff ...
2–3)
* 2023:
References
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Living people
Welsh darts players
1981 births
British Darts Organisation players
Professional Darts Corporation women's players
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