Lorraine Hyde
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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| Nickname | "Hydie" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1989 Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 28g SuperDarts Signature[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" by Navé Gray[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO | 2006–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2020– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2006– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF W) 3  1 (9 February 2026)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Quarter-final: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Semi-final: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lorraine Hyde (born 11 December 1989) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She won the 2025 WDF World Masters title. She has won multiple ranking WDF titles, including the 2021 British Classic, the 2022 Italian Open, the 2024 Irish Open, and both the Scottish Classic and Scottish Open in 2025.
She reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Open in 2025.
Her best Women's World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2023 WDF World Championship.
Youth career
Hyde started playing darts in 2004, at the age of 15. Three years later, she reached the finals of the 2007 Winmau World Girls Masters. She lost to defending champion Kimberley Lewis 4–2 in legs.[3]
In October 2007, she was selected by the Scottish national federation to participate in the 2007 WDF World Cup's youth competitions. In the singles competition, she advanced to the semi-finals, where she lost to eventual winner Linda Odén 3–1 in legs.[4]
BDO
She made her debut at the senior World Masters in 2008, but lost in the first round to Amanda Harwood 4–1 in legs.[5]
WDF
During the 2018 WDF Europe Cup, she was part of the Scotland team that won the bronze medal in the team competition.
In 2021, she won the British Classic, defeating Denise Cassidy in the final. with victory at the British Classic. On the way to the final, she defeated Jo Rolls, Anca Zijlstra, Kirsty Hutchinson and Anastasia Dobromyslova. In the final, she beat Denise Cassidy 5–1 in legs.[6]
Also in 2021, she reached the quarter-finals of both the Irish Open and Irish Classic. She reached the semi-finals at the Isle of Man Open, losing the match to Deta Hedman 4–2 in legs.[7]
As a result of her seasonal performances, she qualified for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. However, in her debut match, she lost to Tori Kewish 2–0 in sets.[8] She played at the 2022 Dutch Open and advanced to the fifth round, but lost to Lorraine Winstanley 4–3 in legs.[9] At the end of September 2022, she was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the second day of the tournament, she advanced to the fourth round of the singles competition, where she lost to Claire Brookin 4–0 in legs.[10] In the teams tournament, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
PDC
Since 2020, she has competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Women's Series tournaments. In 2021, she reached the semi-finals of a PDC Women’s Series event and finished the season ranked within the top 20.
World Championship results
WDF
- 2022: First round (lost to Tori Kewish 0–2)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Beau Greaves 0–2)
- 2024: First round (lost to Mayumi Ouchi 1–2)
- 2025: Quarter-finals (lost to Priscilla Steenbergen 1–3)
