Editing Nine-dart finish (section)

===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>