Deta Hedman
Deta Hedman (born 14 November 1959 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an English darts player. She plays in British Darts Organisation events.
| Deta Hedman | |
|---|---|
 Hedman interviewed on Darts Planet TV in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Heart Of Darts |
| Born | 14 November 1959 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Home town | Witham England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1973 |
| Darts | 28g One80 Deta Hedman |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Pump It Up! by Danzel |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1987–1996, 2010– |
| PDC | 2002–2007 |
| Current world ranking | (BDO Women) 7 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| World Masters | Winner (2) 1994, 2013 |
| World Darts Trophy | Runner Up: 2016 |
| Finder Masters | Winner (2) 1996,[1] 2011 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | (Women's) Quarter final: 2010[2] |
| Desert Classic | (Women's) Winner 2002[3] |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2005 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Antwerp Open Australian Grand Masters BDO International Open Belgium Open Blackpool Grosvenor Open British Classic British Open British Penthalon Camber Sands Open Centerparcs Masters Cockney Classic Czech Open Denmark Masters Denmark Open Dutch Open England Classic England Masters England Open Finnish Open French Open German Masters German Open Granite City Open Grosvenor Grand Prix Hal Open Harlow Open International Open Isle of Man Open Kent Open Mariflex Open May Day Open Mill Ryth Open Muensterland Trophy Northants Open Northern Ireland Open Norway Open Pacific Masters Police Masters Polish Open Ricoh Open Scottish Open Seashore Festival Open Seawick Open Sunparcs Masters Swedish Open Swiss Open Turkish Open Vantaa Singles Welsh Classic Welsh Open WDF Europe Cup Singles WDF Europa Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Singles WDF World Cup Pairs | 1993, 2010 1994 2012, 2013, 2014 1996, 2009, 2011 2012 2010, 2012, 2014 2009, 2013, 2014 2010, 2013, 2014 1988 2009, 2011 1990 2011, 2013 2014 1994, 1995, 2014 2010 2010, 2012, 2013 2010 1996, 2013 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2010 1994, 1995, 2014 2014 2011, 2012, 2013 2009, 2012 2012 2014 2009 2012 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2011 2012 2010, 2012, 2013 1989 2011 2014 2011 2012, 2013 1992, 1994 1994 2011, 2012, 2013 2011, 2012, 2013 2012 1995, 1997, 2012, 2013 1987, 1993 1995, 1996 2009, 2011 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2010 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2012 2009 2010 2013 2011, 2012 1994 1994, 1996 2013 1995 |
Career
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. When she retired from darts in 1997 due to work commitments, she had been Women's World Number 1 since 1994.[4]
Hedman returned to darts in 2002 with the Professional Darts Corporation. She qualified for the UK Open in 2004, and more famously in 2005, when she defeated Aaron Turner and Norman Fletcher before losing to Wayne Atwood in the last 64. Her win over Turner was the first time that a female darts player had beaten a male player in a televised major.
Due to work commitments, Hedman retired again in 2007, but returned to the BDO in 2010. After winning numerous open titles in 2009, she qualified for the BDO Women's World Championship for the first time in 2010. She defeated Irina Armstrong 2–0 in the quarter-finals, but was beaten 2–0 by eventual champion Trina Gulliver in the semi-finals.
Hedman also competed in the first PDC Women's World Darts Championship in 2010, but lost to Fiona Carmichael in the quarter-finals.
At the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, Hedman defeated Belgium's Patricia De Peuter 2–1 in the quarter-finals before being whitewashed 2–0 by Rhian Edwards in the semi-finals.
Hedman's best run at the BDO World Darts Championship came in 2012, where she beat Rhian Edwards and Lorraine Farlam to reach the final. In the final, she led Anastasia Dobromyslova by a set and threw for the championship, but was broken and ultimately lost 2–1. This was equalled by her 2016 run where she lost in the final to Trina Gulliver.
Despite being ranked No.1 for the 2013 BDO World Darts Championship Hedman was knocked out in the first round 0–2 by Lisa Ashton. [5] The following season, Hedman won 14 titles and once again reached the world final, but lost once again this time from 2–0 in sets and 2–1 in legs having yet again thrown for the title. Hedman eventually lost the final 3–2 to Lisa Ashton despite having a checkout percentage over 75%.
PDC
She will be competing for a tour card at the 2020 Q School to join the Professional Darts Corporation
World Championship results
PDC
- 2010 (ladies): Quarter Finals (lost to Fiona Carmichael 2–4)
BDO
- 2010: Semi Final (lost to Trina Gulliver 0–2)
- 2011: Semi Final (lost to Rhian Edwards 0–2)
- 2012: Runner Up (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 1–3)
- 2013: Quarter Final (lost to Lisa Ashton 0–2)
- 2014: Runner Up (lost to Lisa Ashton 2–3)
- 2015: First round (lost to Lisa Ashton 1–2)
- 2016: Runner Up (lost to Trina Gulliver 2–3)
- 2017: First round (lost to Casey Gallagher 1–2)
- 2018: Semi-final (lost to Lisa Ashton 0–2)
- 2019: First round (lost to Maria O'Brien 0–2)
- 2020: First round (lost to Laura Turner 0–2)
Personal life
Hedman was born in Jamaica, and arrived in the United Kingdom in January 1973, when she was 13.
Her brother, Rudi, was a professional footballer, playing for Colchester United and Crystal Palace.
Her nephew Graham is a 400-metre runner.
Her other brother, Al, was a professional darts player, former 1995 BDO British Open Champion.[6]
References
- "EGM". Jeroen Snijders (1996). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- 2010 PDC Womens World Championship Darts Database
- 2002 Womens Las Vegas Desert Classic Darts Database
- http://www.lakesideworlddarts.co.uk/profile_details.php?Deta-Hedman-65 Profile for Deta Hedman
- "Deta Hedman". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- http://www.globaldarts.de/globalDartsEN/interviews/DetaHedman.html