Oxfordshire county player Deta Hedman is to face seven-times winner Trina Gulliver in the women’s semi-finals at the BDO Lakeside World Championship at Frimley Green on Thursday.
The 50-year-old, who hails from Jamaica but throws for England, booked her place in the last four with a 2-0 win over Russia’s Irina Armstrong on Sunday.
She clinched victory with a superb 15-dart leg, completed with a 101 checkout.
Hedman joined Oxon this season from Essex where she still lives.
Although unseeded for this tournament, Hedman has enjoyed a series of wins this season, including a 3-1 victory over Gulliver in the British Open final at Bridlington in September.
Former Oxon player Gulliver earned a shot at revenge with a 2-0 win over reigning champion Francis Hoenselaar, of the Netherlands.
Thursday’s other semi-final is between England’s Karen Lawman and Wales’s Rhian Edwards.
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