Editing Nine-dart finish (section)

== Women's nine-darters ==
Mandy Solomons was the first woman to ever record a nine-dart finish in competition. It came in a match against [[Robert Hughes (darts player)|Robert Hughes]] during the qualifying rounds for the [[1996 BDO World Darts Championship|1996 BDO World Championship]] on 30 November 1995 at [[Earls Court]], [[London]]. It was the first time female players were allowed to enter the qualifying rounds for the [[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO World Championship]]. Hughes did end up winning the match 2–0, however.<ref>{{cite news |last=Searl |first=Liz |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/women-dart-at-male-egos-1523543.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/women-dart-at-male-egos-1523543.html |archive-date=21 June 2002 |url-status=live |title=Women dart at male egos |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=1 December 1995 |access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> Solomons was also one of the first women to record a nine-dart finish in a regional Super League match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globaldarts.de/globalDartsEN/interviews/DetaHedman.html |title=Deta Hedman Interview |publisher=Global Darts |access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>

Claire Stainsby and [[Glen Durrant]] made history when they recorded the first ever nine-dart finish in mixed pairs competition at the 2013 [[BDO International Open]] in [[Brean]], [[Somerset]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dartswdf.com/2013/06/12/sunshine-darts-at-brean-sands/ |title=Sunshine Darts at Brean Sands |publisher=[[World Darts Federation|WDF]] |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdodarts.com/2175/08-06-2013/9_DARTER_FOR_CLAIRE_AND_GLEN_IN_MIXED_PAIRS_MAKES_DARTS_HISTORY |title=9 Darter for Claire and Glen in Mixed Pairs Makes Dart History |publisher=[[British Darts Organisation|BDO]] Darts |date=8 June 2013 |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902061719/http://bdodarts.com/2175/08-06-2013/9_DARTER_FOR_CLAIRE_AND_GLEN_IN_MIXED_PAIRS_MAKES_DARTS_HISTORY |archive-date=2 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Durrant opened up with a 177, and then Stainsby followed that up with a 180 to leave Durrant on 144, which he ended up taking out for the first nine-dart finish in mixed pairs competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.winmau.com/news/1781/Glen_Durrant_Claire_Stainsby_make_perfect_darting_History/ |title=Glen Durrant & Claire Stainsby make perfect darting History |publisher=Winmau |date=14 June 2013 |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref> As a result, Claire Stainsby was inducted into the [[Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club|BDO 9 Dart Club]], thus becoming the first and so far only female to be inducted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.winmau.com/pages/1862/Winmau_BDO_9_Dart_Club/ |title=Winmau BDO 9 Dart Club |publisher=Winmau |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref>

Ten-time World Champion [[Trina Gulliver]] revealed she has twice missed her last dart to record a nine-dart finish. One was a double 18 for $100,000 at an event in [[Canada]] and another missed double was for a car at an event in [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk/sport/other-sports/golden-girl-gunning-for-tenth-title-and-nine-darter-1-2297099 |title=Golden girl gunning for tenth title – and nine-darter |publisher=Kenil Worth Weekly News |date=13 January 2011 |access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>

15-year-old [[Beau Greaves]] hit a nine-darter in a competition at [[Balby Bridge]] on 17 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Samuel |url=https://dartsnews.com/greaves-hits-nine-darter-during-competition-at-balby-bridge/ |title=Greaves hits nine-darter during competition at Balby Bridge |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, during her 5–3 victory over Marco Verhofstad, [[Fallon Sherrock]] became the first woman to hit a nine-darter at a PDC event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/65003070|title=More history for Sherrock with nine-dart finish|work=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2023 }}</ref>

On 25 August 2023, Sherrock made history once again, as she became the first woman ever, to hit a televised 9 darter, during the Modus Super Series: Online Darts Live League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12947619/fallon-sherrock-makes-more-history-with-televised-nine-dart-finish|title=Fallon Sherrock makes more history with televised nine-dart finish|publisher=Sky Sports|date=25 August 2023}}</ref>