Welsh darts player (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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| Born | 20 January 1981 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) 2 (8 February 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2010, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Runner Up: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Winner: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
O'Sullivan is not a full-time professional darts player, and works as a childcare nursery nurse.[5]
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