Trina Gulliver
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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. In 2003 she was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.
s, 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
.
. 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.
, but divorced in 2005 after 11 years of marriage. On 14 July 2010, Trina entered into a civil partnership with her England ladies' darts colleague Sue Biddle, with the couple residing in Cheddar
, Somerset
.
.
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...
professional 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. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau
Winmau
Winmau is a British manufacturer of dartboards, other darts equipment and title sponsor of the oldest darts tournament still running, the Winmau World Masters....
for over 10 years. In 2003 she was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.
Early life
The daughter of publicanPublican
In antiquity, publicans were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects...
s, Gulliver was born in Warneford Hospital in Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
and was brought up in the small town of Southam
Southam
Southam is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,509 in the town.The nearest sizeable town to Southam is Leamington Spa, located roughly 7 miles to the west...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
She trained as a carpenter
Carpenter
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
and joiner, and later taught carpentry and joinery at Mid-Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
.
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 DobromyslovaAnastasia 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...
. During this undefeated run Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar
Francis Hoenselaar
Francisca Hoenselaar is a professional darts player from the Netherlands. She is nicknamed The Dutch Crown....
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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
Winmau
Winmau is a British manufacturer of dartboards, other darts equipment and title sponsor of the oldest darts tournament still running, the Winmau World Masters....
for over 10 Years, and in 2003 was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.
Personal life
Trina married Paul Gulliver in 1994 after 9 years together and they lived in SouthamSoutham
Southam is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,509 in the town.The nearest sizeable town to Southam is Leamington Spa, located roughly 7 miles to the west...
, but divorced in 2005 after 11 years of marriage. On 14 July 2010, Trina entered into a civil partnership with her England ladies' darts colleague Sue Biddle, with the couple residing in Cheddar
Cheddar
Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of the English county of Somerset. It is situated on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, north-west of Wells. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Nyland and Bradley Cross...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
.
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 ManleyPeter Manley
Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...
.
World Professional Darts Championship
- BDO World Darts ChampionshipBDO World Darts ChampionshipThe BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
- 2001: Trina Gulliver beat Mandy Solomons 2-1
- 2002: Trina Gulliver beat Francis HoenselaarFrancis HoenselaarFrancisca Hoenselaar is a professional darts player from the Netherlands. She is nicknamed The Dutch Crown....
2-1 - 2003: Trina Gulliver beat Anne KirkAnne KirkAnne Kirk is a Scottish female darts player. She is nicknamed Captain Kirk.Kirk won the 2001 Women's World Masters, beating American Marylin Popp in the final...
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
- 2007: Trina Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar 2-1
- 2008: Anastasia DobromyslovaAnastasia DobromyslovaAnastasia 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...
beat Trina Gulliver 2-0 - 2009: Francis Hoenselaar beat Trina Gulliver 2-1
- 2010: Trina Gulliver beat Rhian EdwardsRhian EdwardsRhian Edwards is a Welsh darts player.Edwards 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...
2-0 - 2011: Trina Gulliver beat Rhian Edwards 2-0