Golden Girl Trina on course for title number eight
In a repeat of last year’s
final, Golden Girl Trina Gulliver scored a revenge victory over her great friend
and adversary Francis Hoenselaar 2-0.
The two stars of the women’s
game delivered a darting superclass, each hitting maximums in the gripping23-minute clash.
Both players hit a maximum in
the opening set which went to five legs. Boosted by a brace of 140s the
Somerset-based Gulliver exited on double tops at her second attempt.
She roared into the second
set, taking the opening leg against the throw with a morale-boosting 124
checkout, finished on the bull.
The Dutch player took the next
on double five after Gulliver missed three doubles but the seven times champ
recovered from further double trouble in the next leg to edge ahead after
notching double one.
A 121 steered seven times
winner Gulliverinto a commanding
lead in the fourth leg, clinching victory on her favourite double tops.
It was sweet revenge for the
giant of women’s darts following her defeat at the hands of the Dutch Crown last
year.
