Trina Gulliver
| Trina Gulliver | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Golden Girl |
| Born | 30 November 1969 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Home town | Cheddar Somerset, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1983 (professional since 1996) |
| Darts | 23g winmau |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1996 to present |
| Current world ranking | 7(BDO Women) 3 (WDF Women) |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | (Women's) Winner 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 |
| World Masters | (Women's) Winner 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| World Darts Trophy | (Women's) Winner 2003 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Years | |
Trina Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years. In 2003 she was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.[1]
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[edit] Early life
The daughter of publicans, Gulliver was born in Warneford Hospital in Leamington Spa and was brought up in the small town of Southam in Warwickshire.
She trained as a carpenter and joiner, and later taught carpentry and joinery at Mid-Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa.
[edit] Darts
From the introduction of the BDO Women's World Championship in 2001, Gulliver remained undefeated in the competition until her defeat in the 2008 Championship by Anastasia Dobromyslova. During this undefeated run Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar of the Netherlands to win the title on five occasions. During the 2008 tournament Trina stated on many occasions that she was not happy with the prize money and the game length compared to the men's competition. Currently, the women's champion only receives £6,000, whereas the men's champion wins £95,000 and the male competition is first to 7 sets whereas the women's is first to 2. Trina was beaten in the 2009 World Championship Final by close friend Hoenselaar.
Gulliver has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 Years, and in 2003 was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Trina married Paul Gulliver in 1994 after 9 years together and they lived in Southam, but divorced in 2005 after 11 years of marriage.
She lives in Cheddar, Somerset with her England ladies' darts colleague and partner through civil marriage Sue Biddle.[2]
Trina's mother Muriel passed away on January 5, 2012, just 2 days before the start of the BDO World Darts Championship. Trina still took part in the competition, at the request of her mother before she died.
[edit] Autobiography
2008 saw the publication of her autobiography, Golden Girl: The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts Player, which chronicles her ongoing rivalry with ladies darts superstar and former Olympian Crissy Manley, wife of PDC player Peter Manley.
[edit] World Professional Darts Championship
- BDO World Darts Championship (final unless stated)
- 2001: Trina Gulliver beat Mandy Solomons 2-1
- 2002: Trina Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar 2-1
- 2003: Trina Gulliver beat Anne Kirk 2-0
- 2004: Trina Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar 2-0
- 2005: Trina Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar 2-0
- 2006: Trina Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar 2-0[3]
- 2007: Trina Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar 2-1[4]
- 2008: Anastasia Dobromyslova beat Trina Gulliver 2-0
- 2009: Francis Hoenselaar beat Trina Gulliver 2-1
- 2010: Trina Gulliver beat Rhian Edwards 2-0
- 2011: Trina Gulliver beat Rhian Edwards 2-0
- 2012: Anastasia Dobromyslova beat Trina Gulliver 2-0 (Semi-Final)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "BBC Midlands Sports Awards 2003". http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/midlandstoday/sportsawards_results.shtml. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ "Golden Girl hits bullseye". ThisIsSomerset.co.uk. January 15, 2010. http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Golden-Girl-hits-bullseye/article-1716657-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Gulliver homes in on sixth title". BBC. 13 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/darts/4608706.stm.
- ^ "Gulliver clinches seventh title". BBC. 12 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/darts/6258031.stm.
[edit] Books
- Gulliver, Trina (January 2008). Golden Girl: The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts Player. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1844545008.
