Karin Krappen

Karin Krappen (born 10 December 1973) is a former Dutch darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Darts Trophy and the Women's World Masters. She was nicknamed Dolphin.[1]

Karin Krappen
Personal information
NicknameDolphin
Born (1973-12-10) 10 December 1973
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Home townVlissingen
Darts information
Playing darts since1992
Darts27 Gram
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on musicThunderstruck by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2000–2017
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Final: 2004, 2008, 2009
World MastersWinner (1): 2007
World Darts TrophyWinner (1): 2005
Finder MastersSemi Final: 2008, 2010
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Antwerp Open
Czech Open
French Open
Finnish Open
Flanders Open
Scottish Open
Swedish Open		2000
2007, 2008, 2010
2005
2005
2010
2007
2005, 2006

Career

Krappen made her World Championship debut in 2003, losing in the quarter finals to Francis Hoenselaar. She went one step further in 2004, beating Anne Kirk in the quarter finals but lost in the semis to Trina Gulliver. She then suffered quarter final exits the next three years, losing in 2005 again to Hoenselaar, 2006 to Jan Robbins and 2007 to Apylee Jones. She reached the semi finals in 2008, defeating Rilana Erades in the quarter finals but lost to Gulliver once more.

Krappen in her pants won the 2005 Women's World Darts Trophy, beating all the previous former champions along the way, defeating 2002 champion Mieke de Boer in the quarter finals, 2003 champion Gulliver in the semis and 2004 champion Hoenselaar in the final. The ladies competition was discontinued afterwards, making Krappen its last winner.[2]

She reached the final of the Women's World Masters in 2006, beating Julie Gore, Claire Bywaters and Carla Molema before losing once more to Hoenselaar. Krappen won the title in 2007, avenging her defeat of Jones in the World Championships by beating her in the quarter finals and then defeated Gulliver before beating Karen Lawman in the final.[3]

Krappen originally entered the 2009 Women's World Championship as a non-seeded qualifier, however after Anastasia Dobromyslova withdrew and defected to the PDC Krappen was made the number 4 seed. She defeated qualifier Kirk in the quarter finals before losing to Gulliver again.

World Championship results

BDO

References
  1. "Karin Krappen". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. "Francis Hoenselaar V Karin Krappen Head To Head". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. "2007 BDO World Masters Ladies". Master Caller. Retrieved 30 December 2013.


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