PDC Unicorn Womens World Championships
For the first time ever the PDC are running a womens world championship. Sponsored by Unicorn and Rileys it promises to bring some of the best ladies in the world together for the finals day in Barnsley, UK on June 12th.
First though the ladies have to qualify by winning one of the qualfying tournaments. Irina entered her first event in Rileys in Bournemouth and it proved to be first time lucky with her winning the tournament and with it her place in Barnsley.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 May 2010 16:53 )
Irina goes to school.
no............. not as a student but to take part in the once a year `Cultural Week` at the NATO School in Brunssum, Netherlands. Every year the school, which mainly caters for the children of armed forces personnel from various countries, they hold a week of activities based on the cultures of each land. The activities varied from the eating of Danish Waffles to a variety show. Irina spent times with high school pupils from different countries playing darts and hopefully inspiring them to improve their maths skills. Irina donated one of her signed Unicorn dart shirts to the pupil throwing the most points with 9 darts. Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 July 2010 11:34 ) April 2010Two events in April:
Open Antwerp: Irina played well all day only to lose in the semi final from Karin Krappen who threw quite superb. The match going to the deciding leg.
Open Germany: Irinas good form continued and was excellent for most of the day. The last 8 put Irina up against Dee Bateman and it was a very high class match, but probably the best game of the day was the semi final against Francis Hoenselaar. Both ladies throwing inspired darts. Francis took the first set 2 - 1, and then Irina came back to win the next 4 legs without reply to win the match 2 sets to 1. Irina failed to find the same form in the final but still played well but lost out to Tricia Wright who threw very well especially her finishing. |