17 Facts About Deta Hedman

Deta Hedman was born on 14 November 1959 and is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation events.

Deta Hedman is a two-time World Masters and Finder Masters winner, and a three-time Dutch Open champion.

Deta Hedman was a three-time runner-up at the BDO World Championship, and was the runner-up at the 2016 BDO World Trophy.

Deta Hedman's parents emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, leaving Hedman and her siblings in the care of relatives in Jamaica.

Deta Hedman spent her childhood with her aunt in Castleton in a shack without running water or electricity, going to school from Monday to Thursday and working on the farm on Fridays.

Deta Hedman started playing darts with her older brother after babysitting for him and then at the local pub in Witham and further afield in Essex.

Deta Hedman was selected for the county, and in 1987 she began playing in British Darts Organisation events.

Deta Hedman beat defending champion Mandy Solomons to win the Women's World Masters in 1994.

Deta Hedman returned to darts in 2002 with the Professional Darts Corporation.

Deta Hedman competed in the first PDC Women's World Darts Championship in 2010, but lost to Fiona Carmichael in the quarter-finals.

Deta Hedman's best run at the BDO World Darts Championship came in 2012, where she beat Rhian Edwards and Lorraine Farlam to reach the final.

Deta Hedman reached the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship but was beaten by Trina Gulliver who won her 10th title.

Deta Hedman competed at 2020 PDC Q-School but failed to gain a PDC Tour Card.

Deta Hedman was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.

Deta Hedman's brother Rudi was a professional footballer who played for Colchester United and Crystal Palace.

Deta Hedman's other brother, Al, was a professional darts player and former 1995 BDO British Open Champion.

In December 2023, Deta Hedman posted a post on Facebook about her frustrations with allowing transgender players to play in women's ranking events and labelled it as unfair.