Rhian O'Sullivan (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth ...

Edwards; 20 January 1981) is a Welsh female professional

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player who plays in events of the

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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

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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 Win ...

2–0 in the quarter-finals, and

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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, 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

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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

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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

0–2) (sets) * 2011: Runner-up (lost to

0–2) * 2012: First round (lost to

1–2) * 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Kirsty Hutchinson 2–3) * 2023:

References

External links

* Living people Welsh darts players 1981 births British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation women's players {{UK-darts-bio-stub