Editing Nine-dart finish (section)

==Nine-dart finishes in televised matches==
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As of 28 December 2024, 96 nine-darters have been thrown in televised matches by 47 different players. 74 of those 96 hit two 180s and finished with a 141 check-out. English players have achieved a total of 46 nine-darters, 16 have been achieved by Dutch players, eight by Welsh players, six by Scottish players, four by Australians, three by Belgian and Irish players, two by Northern Irish, Portuguese and American<ref group="nb">Paul Lim was representing the United States when he threw his nine-darter. He has subsequently represented [[Singapore]].</ref> players and one nine-darter has been achieved by players from Canada, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. 

The first televised nine-dart finish was achieved at the [[MFI World Matchplay]] on 13 October 1984 by [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]],<ref>{{cite web |title=John Lowe Biography |url=http://www.unicorn-darts.com/team/world-champions/john-lowe.aspx |publisher=Unicorn Darts |access-date=25 October 2011}}</ref> who checked out 141 with T17, T18, D18 after scoring two maximum 180s. For this he received a prize of £102,000, going on to win the whole event. This nine-dart finish was not broadcast live, nor was Paul Lim's at the [[1990 BDO World Darts Championship]]. The first ever live broadcast nine-dart finish was performed by [[Shaun Greatbatch]] against [[Steve Coote]] in the final of the Dutch Open on 3 February 2002, while [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] achieved the first live nine-darter broadcast on British television during the [[2002 World Matchplay (darts)|2002 World Matchplay]].

Taylor has achieved the feat more than any other darts player on television,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/qtotdetail/0,,10180~727715,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917034227/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/qtotdetail/0,,10180~727715,00.html|url-status=dead|title=Planet Darts Phil Taylor profile|archive-date=17 September 2008}}</ref> having done so 11 times. His first came on 1 August 2002 during a quarter-final tie against [[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]] at the 2002 World Matchplay in Blackpool, for which Taylor received £100,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/2167116.stm |title=Taylor hits nine-darter |work=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2002 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/darts-taylor-s-perfect-finish-171780.html |title=Darts: Taylor's perfect finish |work=The Independent |date=2 August 2002 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> Despite having achieved the feat a record 11 times, Taylor never hit a nine-darter in the [[World Professional Darts Championship|World Championship]], missing a chance on the outside wire of double 12 in his last match in the [[2018 PDC World Darts Championship|2018 Final]].

The youngest player to throw a televised nine-darter is [[Luke Littler]], who hit the perfect leg in the quarter-finals of the [[2024 Bahrain Darts Masters]]. The match was broadcast live on [[ITV4]] in the UK. Littler was {{age in years and days|2007-01-21|2024-01-19}} old at the time.

The [[2007 International Darts League]] became the first televised tournament to witness two nine-darters when Phil Taylor's nine-dart finish against [[Raymond van Barneveld]] was matched the following day by another one from [[Tony O'Shea]] against [[Adrian Lewis]]. In the second round of the [[2008 Grand Slam of Darts]] in [[Wolverhampton]], [[James Wade]] hit his first televised nine-dart-finish against [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]. The event was shown live on [[ITV4]], making it the first time a nine-darter had been seen live on free-to-air television in the United Kingdom. [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]] hit his first televised nine-dart finish in the [[South African Masters (darts)|2009 South African Masters]] in September 2009 against Wade, becoming the first player do so outside of Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1810182,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915031331/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1810182,00.html|url-status=dead|title=Taylor Wins Despite King Feat|archive-date=15 September 2012}}</ref>

On 24 May 2010, in the [[2010 Premier League Darts|Premier League]] final against Wade, Taylor made history by being the first player to ever hit two nine-dart finishes in a single match. These were his seventh and eighth nine-dart finishes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/25/darts |title=Phil Taylor makes history with two nine-dart finishes |work=The Guardian |access-date=10 February 2017 |date=25 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/darts-phil-taylor-hits-historic-two-ninedart-finishes-1982448.html |title=Darts: Phil Taylor hits historic two nine-dart finishes |work=The Independent |date=25 May 2010 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> On 10 February 2017, Michael van Gerwen became the second player to hit two nine-dart finishes in a match, in a [[2017 UK Open]] [[2017 UK Open Qualifier 4|qualification event]] against Ryan Murray.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/38937458 |title=Michael van Gerwen: Two nine-dart finishes in same match to equal Phil Taylor |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=10 February 2017 |date=10 February 2017}}</ref>

[[Brendan Dolan]] was the first player ever to hit a nine-darter in a ''double-in double-out'' game, doing so in the semi-final of the [[2011 World Grand Prix (darts)|2011 World Grand Prix]] against James Wade on 8 October. He opened with double 20, before hitting successive treble 20s (160, 180) and then finished on 161 with T20, T17 and a bullseye.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2476279,00.html |title=PartyPoker.com WGP Semi-Finals |publisher=PDC |access-date=9 October 2011 |date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010051335/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~2476279%2C00.html |archive-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref> He later changed his nickname to "The History Maker" to reflect his feat. In October 2014 at the [[2014 World Grand Prix (darts)|World Grand Prix]], Wade and his opponent [[Robert Thornton (darts player)|Robert Thornton]] became the first players to both hit a nine-darter in the same match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/29527164 |title=World Grand Prix: Wade & Thornton make nine-dart history |work=BBC Sport |date=9 October 2014 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/darts/sport/story/354361.html |title=Wade edges Thornton as both hit nine-darters |work=ESPN |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> Wade is the only player to have hit a 'standard' nine-darter and a ''double-in double-out'' nine-darter in televised matches.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

[[William Borland (darts player)|William Borland]] hit a nine-darter at the [[2022 PDC World Darts Championship]] in his first-round matchup in the last leg of the match to become the first person to win a match on TV in the PDC by hitting a nine-darter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/12/17/borland-lights-ally-pally-historic-nine-darter|title=Borland lights up Ally Pally with historic nine-darter|website=PDC|date=17 December 2021 }}</ref> On 17 February 2022, [[Gerwyn Price]] achieved two nine-dart finishes on the same day, doing so in two separate matches during night 3 of the [[2022 Premier League Darts]] during a win against [[Michael van Gerwen]] in the semi-final, and then against [[James Wade]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mirza |first=Raz |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12544540/premier-league-darts-gerwyn-price-nails-two-nine-darters-on-incredible-night-in-belfast |title=Premier League Darts: Gerwyn Price nails two nine-darters on incredible night in Belfast |work=Sky Sports |date=18 February 2022 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> In total, Price achieved four nine-dart finishes in 2022; no player had previously managed more than two.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hammer |first=Chris |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/darts-results-gerwyn-price-hits-nine-dart-finish-against-danny-noppert-in-the-world-matchplay-semi-finals/202414 |title=Gerwyn Price hits nine-dart finish against Danny Noppert in the World Matchplay semi-finals |work=Sporting Life |date=24 July 2022 |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

===World Championship nine-darters===
The first player to manage the outshot in the [[World Professional Darts Championship|World Championship]] was [[Paul Lim]] on 9 January 1990 against [[Jack McKenna]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Lim, Asian Darter Extraordinaire |url=http://www.medalist.com.sg/paullim.php |publisher=Medalist |access-date=25 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425091558/http://www.medalist.com.sg/paullim.php |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lim won a £52,000 bonus for the feat, more than the £24,000 Phil Taylor received for winning the event. In the [[2018 PDC World Darts Championship]], Lim missed double 12 in his second round match against [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]], which would have made him the first player to do a nine-dart finish in both versions of the [[World Darts Championship]]. 

Even with two versions of the World Championship in operation, Lim's achievement was not repeated for nearly 19 years until 2 January 2009, when [[Raymond van Barneveld]] became the second person to achieve the feat and the first since the [[split in darts]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nine-darter helps Barney to semis |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/darts/7809177.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 January 2009 |access-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> The finish came against [[Jelle Klaasen]] in the quarter-final of the [[2009 PDC World Darts Championship|2009 World Championship]] at [[Alexandra Palace]], and he claimed a £20,000 bonus prize. On 28 December 2009 he repeated the feat at the [[2010 PDC World Darts Championship|2010 World Championship]] during his second round clash with [[Brendan Dolan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Raymond van Barneveld hits second PDC nine-dart finish |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/darts/8432956.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 December 2009 |access-date=25 October 2011}}</ref>

[[Adrian Lewis]] achieved a nine-dart finish in the third leg of the [[2011 PDC World Darts Championship|2011 World Championship]] final against [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nine-dart Lewis hits Jackpot |url=http://www.skysports.com/darts/pdc/story/0,25061,15623_6632810,00.html |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=25 October 2011 |date=4 January 2011}}</ref> On 23 December 2012 at the [[2013 PDC World Darts Championship|2013 World Championship]], [[Dean Winstanley]] hit a nine-dart finish in the third leg of the third set in his second round defeat to [[Vincent van der Voort]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Winstanley achieved a nine-dart |url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/i1vrck531b3e1apw80fhz8r0f/title/ladbrokes-wdc-day-ten |publisher=PDC |date=23 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231052548/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/i1vrck531b3e1apw80fhz8r0f/title/ladbrokes-wdc-day-ten |archive-date=31 December 2012 }}</ref> Another nine-dart finish at this Championship was achieved by [[Michael van Gerwen]] in his semi-final victory over [[James Wade]] in the third leg of the fifth set. The leg after the nine-darter (the fourth leg of the fifth set) van Gerwen hit another eight perfect darts but missed the last dart at the double to achieve consecutive nine-dart finishes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drabble |first=Joe |title=PDC World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen beats James Wade to reach final |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/8373313/pdc-world-darts-championship-michael-van-gerwen-beats-james-wade-to-reach-final |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 December 2012 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

On 14 December 2013 at the [[2014 PDC World Darts Championship|2014 World Championship]], [[Terry Jenkins]] and [[Kyle Anderson (darts player)|Kyle Anderson]] both hit nine-darters in their first round losses against [[Per Laursen]] and [[Ian White (darts player)|Ian White]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Rob |title=Two nine-darters in an hour as Jenkins bows out |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/darts/sport/story/266373.html |publisher=ESPN |date=14 December 2013 |access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> On 30 December 2014 in the third round of the [[2015 PDC World Darts Championship|2015 World Championship]], [[Adrian Lewis]] hit his second World Championship nine-dart finish and his third overall, though he lost the match 3–4 to Van Barneveld. On 2 January 2016 in the semi-finals of the [[2016 PDC World Darts Championship|2016 World Championship]], [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]] hit a nine-dart finish to defeat Klaasen 6–0 to reach his third World Championship final.<ref>{{cite web |last=Damerell |first=Richard |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10118066/gary-anderson-completes-a-nine-darter-in-whitewash-win-over-jelle-klaasen |title=Gary Anderson hits nine-darter in whitewash win over Jelle Klaasen |work=Sky Sports |date=3 January 2016 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

On 17 December 2021, during the first round of the [[2022 PDC World Darts Championship|2022 World Championship]], [[William Borland (darts player)|William Borland]] hit a nine-dart finish to defeat [[Bradley Brooks]] 3–2 in a last leg decider to reach the second round, becoming the first player in PDC history to win a televised match with a nine-dart finish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/17/william-borland-conjures-up-nine-dart-finish-to-sink-bradley-brooks |title='It's unbelievable': Borland conjures up nine-dart finish to sink Brooks in thriller |work=The Guardian |date=17 December 2021 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> He described it as "the best night of my life".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12498747/william-borland-hails-best-night-of-my-life-after-landing-nine-darter-on-world-championship-debut |title=William Borland hails 'best night of my life' after landing nine-darter on World Championship debut |work=Sky Sports |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> The following day, [[Darius Labanauskas]] achieved the feat during a 3–1 loss to [[Mike De Decker]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/18/darius-labanauskas-throws-pdc-world-championships-second-nine-dart-finish |title=Darius Labanauskas throws PDC world championship's second nine-dart finish |work=The Guardian |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> In the quarter-final, defending champion [[Gerwyn Price]] hit the third of the tournament in a loss to [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Mirza |first=Raz |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12507085/world-darts-championship-michael-smith-stuns-nine-dart-gerwyn-price-as-peter-wright-wins-a-thriller |title=World Darts Championship: Michael Smith stuns nine-dart Gerwyn Price as Peter Wright wins a thriller |work=Sky Sports |date=2 January 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

On 3 January 2023, in the [[2023 PDC World Darts Championship]] Final, [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]] and [[Michael van Gerwen]] both had three darts left to achieve a nine-dart finish in the same leg, later dubbed "the greatest leg in the history of darts". After van Gerwen missed on his ninth dart, Smith checked out 141, becoming the first player to register a nine-dart finish in the same leg that an opponent had missed-out by one dart.
He thus became the second player to hit a 'nine-darter' in the final of the event. After Smith successfully completed his finish, popular commentator [[Wayne Mardle]] famously said 'I can't speak! I can't speak'.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title='I can't speak!' {{!}} How the world reacted to Smith's iconic nine-darter |url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/darts/12801749/how-the-world-reacted-to-michael-smiths-iconic-nine-darter |access-date=20 February 2024|website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>

On 18 December 2024, during the first round of the [[2025 PDC World Darts Championship]], [[Christian Kist]] hit a nine-dart finish to win the opening set of his match with [[Madars Razma]], the first nine-darter at the World Championship since Michael Smith's famous leg. Kist went on to lose 3–1 to Razma. Kist earned a £60,000 bonus from tournament sponsor [[Paddy Power]] for achieving the feat.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/18/darts-pdc-worlds-christian-kist-nine-darter-nathan-aspinall |title=Christian Kist hits nine-darter at PDC world championship but loses match |work=The Guardian |date=18 December 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> [[Damon Heta]] achieved the second nine-dart finish of the tournament in his third round loss to [[Luke Woodhouse]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Veal |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/darts/damon-heta-nine-darter-world-championship-b2670565.html |title=Damon Heta lands nine-darter before shock defeat at World Darts Championship |work=The Independent |date=27 December 2024 |access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>