Rhian O'Sullivan
| Rhian O'Sullivan | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1981 Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||
| Home town | Llanelli, Wales | |||||||||||||
| Darts information | ||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Darts | 23 Gram | |||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Delilah" by Tom Jones | |||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2020 | |||||||||||||
| WDF | 2008– | |||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF W) 11  (5 September 2022)[1] | |||||||||||||
| WDF Platinum – best performances | ||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2010, 2011 | |||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2009 | |||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | ||||||||||||||
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Rhian O'Sullivan (née Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh female professional darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF).[2]
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. 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 2–0 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 2–0 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 wasbeaten in 2014.
Personal life
O'Sullivan is not a full-time professional darts player, and works as a childcare nursery nurse.[5]
World Championship results
BDO
- 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)
WDF
- 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Kirsty Hutchinson 2–3)
References
- ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Rhian O Sullivan Player Profile". Darts Database.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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
- Player profile on Rhian Edwards from Dartsdatabase
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