In 2009 the Lakeside Ladies tournament got it’s first Dutch winner. Francis Hoenselaar played Trina Gulliver for the sixth time in the final and finally managed to beat her English opponent to claim the coveted title: 2-1. Defending champion Anastasia Dobromyslova didn’t attempt to defend her title as she switched to the PDC in 2008.
Hoenselaar defeated two Dutch players on her way tot he final. In the quarterfinal she saw off Carla Molema 2-0 and in the semi final she beat Rilana Erades with the same numbers. Karin Krappen played the semi final as well, but lost again to Gulliver.