Maria O'Brien

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Maria O'Brien
Personal information
Nickname"OB"
Born (1970-05-14) 14 May 1970 (age 53)
Plymouth, England
Home townPlymouth, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1991
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music Maria by Blondie
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2016–2020
WDF 2016–
Current world ranking (WDF W) 24 Decrease2.svg 16 (5 September 2022) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Semi Final: 2019
World Masters Semi Final: 2016
World Trophy Quarter Final: 2018, 2019

Maria O'Brien (born 14 May 1970) is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

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Career

O'Brien reached the Semi-Final of the World Masters in 2016. In 2017, she reached the Last 16 of the BDO World Trophy and won the Romanian Classic. She qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13th seed, facing Sharon Prins in the last 16, where she lost 0–2.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

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References

  1. "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.