William Borland (darts player)
William Borland | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | "Big Willie" |
Born | (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)[1] East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland |
Home town | East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland |
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– (Tour Card: 2020-2022, 2024-) |
Current world ranking | 139 ![]() |
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 |
William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.[3]
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.
In Borland's World Championship debut on 17 December 2021, 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.[4] With his first round victory, he secured a PDC Tour Card for 2022. He was defeated in a 3–0 whitewash by Ryan Searle in the second round.[5]
Through Q-School Borland regained his PDC Tour Card for 2024.[6]
At the 2024 UK Open, Borland was defeated in the first round, losing 6–5 to Joe Croft.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2022: Second round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
Performance timeline
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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PDC ranked televised events | ||||||||
PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |||||
UK Open | DNQ | 4R | 2R | 4R | DNQ | 1R | ||
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 | PDC | NH | PDC | ||
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 |
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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 |
PDC Players Championship
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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2020 | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 3R | MIL 3R | NIE 4R | NIE 2R | NIE 3R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | COV 4R | COV 1R | COV 2R | COV 1R | COV 1R | |||||||
2021 | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | MIL 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 4R | MIL 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 4R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 3R | COV 3R | COV 3R | COV 1R | COV 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
2022 | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | NIE DNP | NIE DNP | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
2023 [nb 1] | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | HIL DNP | HIL DNP | WIG DNP | WIG DNP | LEI DNP | LEI DNP | HIL DNP | HIL DNP | LEI DNP | LEI DNP | HIL DNP | HIL DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
2024 | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 2R | HIL 1R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL DNP | MIL | MIL | MIL | MIL | WIG | WIG | MIL | MIL | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | LEI | LEI |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
- ^ Not a Tour card holder
Nine-dart finishes
On 17 December 2021, Borland became the first player in PDC history to win a televised match with a nine-dart finish in the deciding leg, beating English player Bradley Brooks.[7] This is also his first nine-dart finish in a televised match.
Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method |
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17 December 2021 | ![]() | PDC World Darts Championship | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 |
References
- ^ "William Borland - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Willie Borland Profile". PDC.
- ^ "World Darts Championship: William Borland makes nine-dart history as Peter Wright sails through". Sky Sports. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Searle through in commanding victory over nine-dart hero Borland at PDC World Darts Championship". DartsNews. 22 December 2021.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (14 January 2024). "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". PDC.
- ^ "Willie Borland Hits First Walk-Off Nine Darter At World Championship". 17 December 2021.
External links
- William Borland player profile at Darts Orakel
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