Lorraine Hyde

Lorraine Hyde
Personal information
Nickname	"Hydie"
Born	(1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 (age 35) Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Home town	Aberdeen, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	28g SuperDarts Signature [1]
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Have You Ever Seen The Rain" by Navé Gray [1]
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2006–2020
PDC	2020–
WDF	2006–
Current world ranking	(WDF W) 5 2 (8 February 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2023
World Masters	Quarter Final: 2022, 2024
Dutch Open	Semi Final: 2025
Other tournament wins
British Classic 2021 Irish Open 2024 Italian Open 2022 Scottish Championship 2009 Scottish Classic 2025 Scottish Open 2025
Medal record Women's Darts Representing   Scotland WDF World Cup 2007 Rosmalen Girls singles WDF Europe Cup 2018 Budapest Women's team

Lorraine Hyde (born 11 December 1989) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She has won five ranking WDF titles; the 2021 British Classic, the 2022 Italian Open, the 2024 Irish Open, and both the Scottish Classic and Scottish Open in 2025.

In the WDF, she is a one-time Dutch Open semi-finalist and a two-time World Masters quarter-finalist.

Her best Women's World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2023 WDF World Championship.

Career

Youth career

Hyde started playing darts in 2004, at the age of 15. Three years later, she reached the finals of the 2007 Winmau World Girls Masters. She lost to defending champion Kimberley Lewis 4–2 in legs. ^[3]

In October, she was selected by the Scottish national federation to participate in the 2007 WDF World Cup's youth competitions. In the singles competition, she advanced to the semi-finals, where she lost to eventual winner Linda Odén 3–1 in legs. ^[4]

BDO

She made her debut at the senior Winmau World Masters in 2008, but lost in the first round to Amanda Harwood 4–1 in legs. ^[5]

WDF

During the 2018 WDF Europe Cup, she was part of the Scotland team that won the bronze medal in the team competition.

In 2021, Hyde picked up her biggest achievement to date; with victory at the British Classic. On the way to the final, she defeated Jo Rolls, Anca Zijlstra, Kirsty Hutchinson and Anastasia Dobromyslova. In the final, she beat Denise Cassidy 5–1 in legs. ^[6]

Also in 2021, she reached the quarter-finals at both the Irish Open and Irish Classic. She reached the semi-finals at the Isle of Man Open, losing the match to Deta Hedman 4–2 in legs. ^[7]

As a result of her seasonal performances, she qualified for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. However, in her debut match, she lost to Tori Kewish 2–0 in sets. ^[8] She played at the 2022 Dutch Open and advanced to the fifth round, but lost to Lorraine Winstanley 4–3 in legs. ^[9] At the end of September 2022, she was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the second day of the tournament, she advanced to the fourth round of the singles competition, where she lost to Claire Brookin 4–0 in legs. ^[10] In the teams tournament, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

PDC

Since 2020, she has competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Women's Series tournaments. In 2021, she made it to the semi-finals of an event and finished in the top twenty in the rankings.

World Championship results

WDF

• 2022: First round (lost to Tori Kewish 0–2)
• 2023: Second round (lost to Beau Greaves 0–2)
• 2024: First round (lost to Mayumi Ouchi 1–2)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ													NH	1R	2R	1R
World Masters	1R	1R	1R	1R	DNQ				1R	DNQ			NH		QF	NH	QF
Dutch Open	DNP													NH	5R	QF	QF

References

1. "Lorraine Hyde player profile". Mastercaller.
2. "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
3. "2007 World Masters Girls". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
4. "2007 WDF World Cup Youth Girls Singles". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
5. "Winmau World Masters Women 2008". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. "British Classic Women 2021". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
7. "Lorraine Hyde". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
8. "Lakeside WDF World Championship Women 2022". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
9. "Toto Dutch Open Women 2022". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
10. "WDF Europe Cup Women Singles". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 30 September 2022.