# Karin Krappen

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Dutch darts player

Darts player

Karin Krappen Personal information Nickname "Dolphin" Born (1973-12-10) 10 December 1973 (age 52) Rotterdam, Netherlands Home town Vlissingen, Netherlands Darts information Playing darts since 1992 Darts 27 Gram Laterality Right-handed Walk-on music "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 2000–2017, 2022 WDF major events – best performances World Championship Semi-final: 2004, 2008, 2009 World Masters Winner (1): 2007 World Trophy Winner (1): 2005 Finder Masters Semi-final: 2008, 2010 Other tournament wins Tournament Years Antwerp Open Czech Open French Open Finnish Open Flanders Open Scottish Open Swedish Open 2000 2007, 2008, 2010 2005 2005 2010 2007 2005, 2006

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

## Career

Krappen made her World Championship debut in 2003, losing in the quarter-finals to [Francis Hoenselaar](/source/Francis_Hoenselaar). She went one step further in 2004, beating [Anne Kirk](/source/Anne_Kirk) in the quarter-finals but lost in the semis to [Trina Gulliver](/source/Trina_Gulliver). She then suffered quarter final exits the next three years, losing in 2005 again to Hoenselaar, 2006 to [Jan Robbins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Robbins&action=edit&redlink=1) and 2007 to [Apylee Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apylee_Jones&action=edit&redlink=1). She reached the semi-finals in 2008, defeating [Rilana Erades](/source/Rilana_Erades) in the quarter-finals but lost to Gulliver once more.

Krappen won the 2005 Women's World Darts Trophy, beating all the previous former champions along the way, defeating 2002 champion [Mieke de Boer](/source/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](/source/Julie_Gore), [Clare Bywaters](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clare_Bywaters&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Carla Molema](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karen_Lawman&action=edit&redlink=1) in the final.[3]

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

## World Championship results

### BDO

- 2003: Quarter-finals (lost to [Francis Hoenselaar](/source/Francis_Hoenselaar) 1–2)

- 2004: Semi-finals (lost to [Trina Gulliver](/source/Trina_Gulliver) 0–2)

- 2005: Quarter-finals (lost to [Francis Hoenselaar](/source/Francis_Hoenselaar) 0–2)

- 2006: Quarter-finals (lost to [Jan Robbins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Robbins&action=edit&redlink=1) 0–2)

- 2007: Quarter-finals (lost to [Apylee Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apylee_Jones&action=edit&redlink=1) 1–2)

- 2008: Semi-finals (lost to [Trina Gulliver](/source/Trina_Gulliver) 0–2)

- 2009: Semi-finals (lost to [Trina Gulliver](/source/Trina_Gulliver) 0–2)

- 2014: 1st round (lost to [Anastasia Dobromyslova](/source/Anastasia_Dobromyslova) 1–2)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Overview_1-0)** ["Karin Krappen"](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=4009). Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Competing_2-0)** ["Francis Hoenselaar V Karin Krappen Head To Head"](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/HeadToHead.aspx?plaKey=4007&plbKey=4009). Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2007_Competition_3-0)** ["2007 BDO World Masters Ladies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235300/http://www.mastercaller.com/en/tournaments/bdo/world-masters-ladies/2007). Master Caller. Archived from [the original](http://www.mastercaller.com/en/tournaments/bdo/world-masters-ladies/2007) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

## External links

- [Personal website](http://www.karinkrappen.nl/)

- [Profile and stats on Darts Database](http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=4009)

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