William Borland (darts player)
William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.[2]
| William Borland | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Big Willie |
| Born | 8 November 1996[1] East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Home town | East Calder |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2008 |
| Darts | 24 Gram Winmau |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "A Little Respect" by Erasure |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2017–2018 |
| PDC | 2019– |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 48: 2017 |
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2022 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2020, 2022 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2021 |
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2020, 2021 |
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
- 2022: Second round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC ranked televised events | ||||||||
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 4R | 2R | 4R | DNQ | |||
| European Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | ||||
| PDC non-ranked televised events | ||||||||
| PDC World Youth Championship | DNQ | RR | QF | 3R | DNP | |||
| BDO ranked televised events | ||||||||
| BDO World Trophy | DNQ | 2R | DNP | NH | ||||
| World Masters | 4R | DNP | NH | |||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Year-end ranking | – | – | 200 | 102 | 55 | 71 | ||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | EDO 1R |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
CDO 1R |
ADC DNQ |
EDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDT DNP |
| 2020 | BDC DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ | |||||||||
| 2021 | HDT 2R |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
| 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
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.
| Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2021 |  Bradley Brooks |
PDC World Darts Championship | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 |
References
- "William Borland - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- "Willie Borland Profile". PDC.
- "Willie Borland Hits First Walk-Off Nine Darter At World Championship". 17 December 2021.