Laura Turner (darts player)

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Laura Turner
Laura Turner at the WDF Belgium Open 2022.jpg
Turner in 2022
Personal information
Born (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983 (age 41)
London, England
Home town Byfleet, Surrey, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2011
Darts23 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Titanium" by Madilyn Bailey
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2011, 2014–2020
WDF 2014–
Current world ranking (WDF W) 50 Steady2.svg (8 December 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter Final: 2020
World Masters Last 32: 2014
World Trophy Quarter Final: 2019
Other tournament wins
Belgium Open 2022
British Classic 2018
Gibraltar Open 2021
Isle of Man Open 2019
Italian Grand Masters 2019
Slovak Masters 2022

Laura Turner (born 16 October 1983) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

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Playing career

Turner made her World Championship debut at the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship, losing 0–2 to Anastasia Dobromyslova in the first round (last 16). [2]

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Laura Turner - Czech Open Darts 2021

In 2022 Turner reached two PDC Women's Series event finals and qualified for the inaugural Women's World Matchplay. [2]

Broadcasting career

In the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship Turner joined the Sky Sports Darts commentary team. [3]

Personal life

Turner is married to darts player Aaron Turner from Byfleet, Surrey.

World Championship results

[2]

BDO/WDF

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References

  1. ↑ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Laura Turner Results". clickondarts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "PDC Darts: Sky Sports Darts channel returns for next month's World Championship". skysports.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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