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Rhian O'Sullivan
Welsh darts player (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhian O'Sullivan (née Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh professional darts player[2] who competes in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. She won her first WDF ranking major title at the 2025 Dutch Open. She has finished as the runner-up at the BDO Women's World Championship in 2010 and 2011 and at the 2024 WDF World Masters.
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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 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.
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Personal life
O'Sullivan is not a full-time professional darts player, and works as a childcare nursery nurse.[5]
World Championship results
BDO/WDF
- 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)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Lerena Rietbergen 0–2)
Performance timeline
References
External links
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