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Lorraine Hyde

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Lorraine Hyde
Personal information
Nickname"Hydie"
Born (1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 (age 35)
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Home townAberdeen, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts28g SuperDarts Signature[1]
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Have You Ever Seen The Rain" by Navé Gray[1]
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2006–2020
PDC2020–
WDF2006–
Current world ranking(WDF W) 5 Increase 2 (8 February 2025)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2023
World MastersQuarter Final: 2022, 2024
Dutch OpenSemi Final: 2025
Other tournament wins
British Classic 2021
Irish Open 2024
Italian Open 2022
Scottish Championship 2009
Scottish Classic 2025
Scottish Open 2025
Medal record
Women's Darts
Representing  Scotland
WDF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rosmalen Girls singles
WDF Europe Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest Women's team

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 has won five ranking WDF titles; the 2021 British Classic, the 2022 Italian Open, the 2024 Irish Open, and both the Scottish Classic and Scottish Open in 2025.

In the WDF, she is a one-time Dutch Open semi-finalist and a two-time World Masters quarter-finalist.

Her best Women's World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2023 WDF World Championship.

Career

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Youth career

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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, 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

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She made her debut at the senior Winmau World Masters in 2008, but lost in the first round to Amanda Harwood 4–1 in legs.[5]

WDF

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During the 2018 WDF Europe Cup, she was part of the Scotland team that won the bronze medal in the team competition.

In 2021, Hyde picked up her biggest achievement to date; 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 at 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

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Since 2020, she has competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Women's Series tournaments. In 2021, she made it to the semi-finals of an event and finished in the top twenty in the rankings.

World Championship results

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WDF

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ NH 1R 2R 1R
World Masters 1R 1R 1R 1R DNQ 1R DNQ NH QF NH QF
Dutch Open DNP NH 5R QF QF

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lorraine Hyde player profile". Mastercaller.
  2. ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ "2007 World Masters Girls". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ "2007 WDF World Cup Youth Girls Singles". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Winmau World Masters Women 2008". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ "British Classic Women 2021". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lorraine Hyde". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Lakeside WDF World Championship Women 2022". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Toto Dutch Open Women 2022". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. ^ "WDF Europe Cup Women Singles". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2022.