Published Date:
06 January 2009
Trina Gulliver's attempt to regain her Lakeside Women's World Championship title has got off to a successful start.
The number one seed beat Lisa Ashton 2-0 in the quarter-finals at Frimley Green on Saturday to set up a semi-final with Karin Krappen this Saturday (January 10). The Dutch number four seed beat Scot Anne Kirk 3-1.
Francis Hoenelaar plays fellow Dutchwoman Rilana Erades in the other last-four game. The final is on Sunday.
Gulliver's unbroken reign at the top ended a year ago when she was beaten 2-0 in the final by Anastasia Dobromyslova.
The Southam star, gunning for her eighth straight title, had never been beaten on the Lakeside stage.
But Dobromyslova, 23, produced 94 and 90 checkouts, a maximum, 165 and six 140s en route to her first world crown.
She is not defending her title, having accepted an invitation to play in the rival PDC world championships.
The Russian, now based in the UK, lost 5-3 to Remco van Eijden in the preliminary round at Alexandra Palace.
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Last Updated:
06 January 2009 11:05 AM
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