William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish

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player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

He has played in both BDO and PDC events, reaching the last 48 of the

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and the last 16 of the

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. Borland also plays in PDC Challenge Tour events, and thanks to his record in early 2019, he was able to qualify for the

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. He made the quarter-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship on 4 November, but lost 6–3 to

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. 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

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, 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

* 2022: Second round (lost to

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0–3)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour

Nine-dart finishes

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

. This is also his first nine-dart finish in a televised match.

References

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* 1996 births Living people Scottish darts players Sportspeople from West Lothian People from East Calder Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Darts players who have thrown televised nine-dart games {{Scotland-sport-bio-stub