Stacy Bromberg
Encyclopedia
Stacy Bromberg is an American
darts
player who is the current WDF & PDC Women's World Darts Champion. She has dominated the American darts circuit in the last decade through winning the US women's championship on 11 occasions.
Bromberg reached the final of the 1995 Women's World Masters but lost to England
's Sharon Colclough. In 2002, she qualified for the BDO Women's World Darts Championship but lost two sets to nil to Francis Hoenselaar
of The Netherlands. She then won the 2003 Women's Las Vegas Desert Classic
in her hometown of Las Vegas
, defeating Deta Hedman
six legs to four in the final. She then reached the final in 2004 but lost to Trina Gulliver
6-5.
She became the first ever PDC
Women's World Champion
, after defeating Tricia Wright
6-5 in the final. She had earlier defeated Russia
n former world ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova
in the semi-finals.
As a result of winning the PDC Women's World Championship, Bromberg qualified for the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts
, where she lost all three group games to Mervyn King, John Henderson
and Terry Jenkins
As the PDC Women's World Champion Stacy has been a special guest of the PDC at many PDC events including week three of the 888.com Premier League Darts at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast
.
. She is a fan of the Oakland Raiders
and gets her nickname The Wish Granter from her work in various charities.
She makes her full time living as a private detective although she temporarily had to give it up, when she came to prominence after winning the inaugural PDC Women's World Championship.
United States
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darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who is the current WDF & PDC Women's World Darts Champion. She has dominated the American darts circuit in the last decade through winning the US women's championship on 11 occasions.
Bromberg reached the final of the 1995 Women's World Masters but lost to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Sharon Colclough. In 2002, she qualified for the BDO Women's World Darts Championship but lost two sets to nil to Francis Hoenselaar
Francis Hoenselaar
Francisca Hoenselaar is a professional darts player from the Netherlands. She is nicknamed The Dutch Crown....
of The Netherlands. She then won the 2003 Women's Las Vegas Desert Classic
Las Vegas Desert Classic
The Las Vegas Desert Classic was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and was held each year in July from 2002 until 2010...
in her hometown of Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, defeating Deta Hedman
Deta Hedman
Deta Hedman is a Jamaican-born English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Hedman reached the Women's World Masters final for the first time in 1990, losing to Rhian Speed. She won the Women's World Masters in 1994...
six legs to four in the final. She then reached the final in 2004 but lost to Trina Gulliver
Trina Gulliver
Trina Gulliver 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...
6-5.
She became the first ever PDC
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
Women's World Champion
PDC Women's World Darts Championship
The PDC Women's World Championship was the first ever women's darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was one of the three new tournaments that the PDC created in 2010 following the rejection of its offer to buy out the British Darts Organisation, but was never staged...
, after defeating Tricia Wright
Tricia Wright
Tricia Wright is an English darts player from Mitcham in Kent. Her nickname is The Wright Stuff.She competed in the first PDC Women's World Championship final in 2010, losing 6-5 to Stacy Bromberg despite having four darts to win it...
6-5 in the final. She had earlier defeated Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n former world ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova
Anastasia Dobromyslova
Anastasia Dobromyslova-Martin is a professional darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation, winning it in 2008...
in the semi-finals.
As a result of winning the PDC Women's World Championship, Bromberg qualified for the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts
2010 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2010 Grand Slam of Darts was the fourth staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 13–21 November 2010 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with...
, where she lost all three group games to Mervyn King, John Henderson
John Henderson
-Politics:*Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet British Member of Parliament for Seaford 1785–86*John Henderson , British Liberal MP for Durham 1864–74...
and Terry Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches...
As the PDC Women's World Champion Stacy has been a special guest of the PDC at many PDC events including week three of the 888.com Premier League Darts at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
.
Personal life
Originally from Los Angeles, Bromberg now resides in Las Vegas, NevadaNevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. She is a fan of the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and gets her nickname The Wish Granter from her work in various charities.
She makes her full time living as a private detective although she temporarily had to give it up, when she came to prominence after winning the inaugural PDC Women's World Championship.
External links
- http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2101484,00.html
- http://stacy.homestead.com/home.html