Trina Gulliver
| Trina Gulliver | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver |
| Nickname | Golden Girl |
| Born |
30 November 1969 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Home town |
Cheddar Somerset, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1983 |
| Darts | 23g Winmau |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1998– |
| Current world ranking | (BDO Women) 5 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Winner: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016 |
| World Masters | Winner: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016 |
| World Darts Trophy | Winner: 2003 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Winner: 2010 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Autumn Classic Belgium Open British Matchplay British Open British Women's Pentathlon British Classic BDO International Open BDO Women's Grand Slam Title Denmark Open Devon Open Dutch Open Embassy Gold Cup Singles England Open English Nationals England Masters Finnish Open German Open Golden Harvest Cup Granite City Open Kent Open Hemeco Open Irish Masters Isle Of Man Open I.D.P.A. Masters Jersey Open Las Vegas Classic Northern Ireland Open Norway Open Pacific Masters Swedish Open Swiss Open Welsh Classic Welsh Open WDF Europe Cup Singles WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Singles WDF World Cup Pairs |
2002 1999, 2001, 2012 1997 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011 2009 2003 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 2000, 2003 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009 2009 1999, 2001, 2002 1997, 2003, 2005, 2009 2002 2011 2007, 2008 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 2010 2000, 2001 2004, 2006 2002, 2003 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 2004, 2005 2005 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005 1997 2000, 2002, 2012 1997, 2006 2004 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 2000, 2006 1998, 2004, 2006 1999, 2003, 2011 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013 |
| Other achievements | |
| She has the highest 3 dart average in the Women's World Championship. It is 95.96 v Clare Bywaters in 2006. | |
Catrina Elizabeth 'Trina' Gulliver MBE (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the ten-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003 she was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality Of The Year.[1]
Early life
The daughter of publicans, Catrina Elizabeth 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.
Darts career
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. Gulliver has the 8 highest winning 3 dart averages in the Women's World Championship including 3 winning average higher than 90.[2] 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. In 2008 the women's champion only received £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. Despite this she didn't enter the inaugural (and thus so far only) PDC Women's World Championship in 2010, that offered higher prize money than the BDO version.
Trina Gulliver was beaten in the 2009 World Championship Final by close friend Hoenselaar. In 2010 Gulliver defeated Hoenselaar, Deta Hedman and Rhian Edwards all 2-0 to become World Champion for the first time since 2007. In 2011 Gulliver defeated Wendy Weinstadtler, Irene Armstrong and Rhian Edwards all 2-0 to successfully defend the Women's World Championship.
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]
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to darts and to charitable fundraising.[3]
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 Sue Gulliver. They married in a civil partnership in July 2010.[4]
Trina's mother Muriel died on 5 January 2012, two 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.
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.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2001: Winner (beat Mandy Solomons 2–1)
- 2002: Winner (beat Francis Hoenselaar 2–1)
- 2003: Winner (beat Anne Kirk 2–0)
- 2004: Winner (beat Francis Hoenselaar 2–0)
- 2005: Winner (beat Francis Hoenselaar 2–0)
- 2006: Winner (beat Francis Hoenselaar 2–0)[5]
- 2007: Winner (beat Francis Hoenselaar 2–1)[6]
- 2008: Runner-up (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 2–0)
- 2009: Runner-up (lost to Francis Hoenselaar 2–1)
- 2010: Winner (beat Rhian Edwards 2–0)
- 2011: Winner (beat Rhian Edwards 2–0)
- 2012: Semi Final: (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 2–0)
- 2013: Semi Final: (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 2–1)
- 2014: First Round: (lost to Tamara Schuur 2–0)
- 2015: Quarter Final: (lost to Lisa Ashton 2-0)
- 2016: Winner (beat Deta Hedman 3-2)
References
- 1 2 "BBC Midlands Sports Awards 2003". Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ↑ "High Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60534. p. 18. 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "Trina & Sue Gulliver - Wedding Album". www.trina-gulliver.com. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Gulliver homes in on sixth title". BBC. 13 January 2006.
- ↑ "Gulliver clinches seventh title". BBC. 12 January 2007.
Books
- Gulliver, Trina (January 2008). Golden Girl: The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts Player. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84454-500-8.