Rhian O'Sullivan
Welsh darts player (born 1981)
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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 and previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. She won her first WDF ranking major title at the 2025 Dutch Open. She is a two-time finalist at the BDO Women's World Championship in 2010 and 2011. She also finished as the runner-up 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 | 23g Mission | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF W) 8  1 (23 February 2026)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Runner-up: 2010, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Runner-up: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
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)
- 2025: Semi-finals (lost to Lerena Rietbergen 2–3)
Career finals
BDO major finals: 3 (0 titles)
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| World Championship (0–2) |
| World Masters (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | World Championship |  Trina Gulliver |
0–2 (s) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2011 | World Championship | Trina Gulliver |
0–2 (s) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2024 | World Masters | Beau Greaves |
0–6 (l) |
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2018 |
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| BDO Ranked televised events | |||||
| World Championship | DNQ | F | F | DNQ | |
| World Masters | 1R | QF | 1R | DNQ | |
| BDO World Trophy | NH | 1R | |||
WDF
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| WDF Platinum/major events | ||||
| World Championship | SF | QF | 2R | SF |
| World Masters | DNQ | NH | F | 3R |
| Dutch Open[a] | F | SF | QF | W |
PDC
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | ||
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| PDC Televised women's events | ||||
| Women's World Matchplay | QF | QF | ||
- Last 16 results only.
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