William Borland (darts player)

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William Borland
Personal information
NicknameBig Willie
Born (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 25)[1]
East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Home townEast Calder
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts24 Gram Winmau
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"A Little Respect" by Erasure
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2017–2018
PDC2019–
Current world ranking55 Steady (15 January 2022)[2]
BDO majors – best performances
World MastersLast 48: 2017
World Darts TrophyLast 16: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2022
UK OpenLast 64: 2020
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2021
Players Ch'ship FinalsLast 64: 2020, 2021

William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career[]

He has played in both BDO and PDC events, reaching the last 48 of the World Masters and the last 16 of the BDO World Trophy. Borland also plays in PDC Challenge Tour events, and thanks to his record in early 2019, he was able to qualify for the 2019 European Darts Open in Leverkusen. He made the quarter-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship on 4 November, but lost 6–3 to Keane Barry. On 19 January 2020, Borland won a two-year PDC Tour Card by finishing eighth on the UK Q School Order of Merit. He played with the card in 2020 and 2021.

On 17 December 2021, in Borland's World Championship debut, he was involved in an deciding leg which saw him throw a 9-dart leg against Bradley Brooks, becoming the first player to win a televised match with a nine-dart finish in Professional Darts Corporation history. With this victory, he secured a PDC Tour Card for 2022.

World Championship results[]

PDC[]

Performance timeline[]

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
PDC ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Did not qualify 2R
UK Open Did not qualify 4R 2R
European Championship Did not qualify 2R
Players Championship Finals Did not qualify 1R 1R
PDC non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship DNQ RR QF 3R DNP
BDO ranked televised events
BDO World Trophy DNQ 2R Did not play
World Masters 4R Did not play
Career statistics
Year-end ranking – – 200 102 55
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals RU lost in the final W won the tournament

Nine-dart finishes[]

See also: Nine-dart finish

On 17 December 2021, Borland became the first player in professional darts to win a televised match with a nine-dart finish in the deciding leg, beating English player Bradley Brooks.[3] This is also his first nine-dart finish in a televised match.

William Borland's televised nine-dart finishes
Date Opponent Tournament Method
17 December 2021 England Bradley Brooks PDC World Darts Championship 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12

References[]

  1. ^ "William Borland - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Willie Borland Hits First Walk-Off Nine Darter At World Championship". 17 December 2021.

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