Claire Brookin

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Claire Brookin
Personal information
Full nameClaire Brookin
Born
England
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts23 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Tsunami" by Tinie Tempah
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2012–2020
WDF 2022–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2017
World Masters Quarter Finals: 2012, 2015
Other tournament wins
Womens British Classic 2016
Womens Cambridgeshire Open 2015

Claire Brookin is an English professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

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Darts career

Brookin reached the quarter-finals of the World Masters in 2012 and 2015. She won the Cambridgeshire Open in 2015 and won the British Classic in 2016. She qualified for the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, and faced the defending champion Trina Gulliver in the last 16, [1] where she lost 2–0.

World Championship results

BDO

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References

  1. Clucas, Andrew (28 December 2016). "Tough Trina test for South Holland darts ace Claire Brookin at Lakeside opener - The Voice" . Retrieved 27 January 2025.