74-706: The PDC World Darts Championship , known for sponsorship purposes as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship , organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), is a World Professional Darts Championship held annually in the sport of darts . The PDC world championship begins in December and ends in January and is held at Alexandra Palace in London , and has been held there since 2008. It
148-495: A UEFA Euro 2012 match between Denmark and Portugal on 13 June 2012, Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner celebrated his second goal by lowering his shorts and lifting his shirt to reveal a pair of Paddy Power underpants, to the disgust of the national team's sponsor Ladbrokes and tournament organisers UEFA . Bendtner was fined €100,000 by UEFA and banned for one game. He later described his actions as being regrettable and not premeditated. In early March 2014, 5,525 complaints,
222-413: A 141 check-out. English players have achieved a total of 49 nine-darters, 16 have been achieved by Dutch players, eight by Welsh players, six by Scottish players, four by Australians, three by Belgian and Irish players, two by Northern Irish, Portuguese and American players and one nine-darter has been achieved by players from Canada, Lithuania and Poland. The first televised nine-dart finish was achieved at
296-516: A 2018 prize fund of £1.8 million. The current prize fund for the tournament is £2.5 million with £500,000 to the winner, as set since the 2019 edition. In 2020, the British Darts Organisation — which had held a separate version of the world championship since the split in 1994 — went into liquidation. As a result, the PDC version was briefly the only recognised world championship in darts until
370-425: A 24 (double 12) on the ninth. It is regarded as an extremely difficult feat to achieve—even for the sport's top players—and is considered the highest single-game achievement in the sport, similar to a maximum 147 break in snooker or a 300-point game in bowling . The feat was first achieved on television by John Lowe in 1984, and it has since been accomplished in televised matches a total of 93 times. Paul Lim
444-465: A bullseye. He later changed his nickname to "The History Maker" to reflect his feat. In October 2014 at the World Grand Prix , Wade and his opponent Robert Thornton became the first players to both hit a nine-darter in the same match. Wade is the only player to have hit a 'standard' nine-darter and a double-in double-out nine-darter in televised matches. William Borland hit a nine-darter at
518-606: A cat, about which the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 400 complaints. Another involved the model Imogen Thomas alongside a tagline using a double entendre. Paddy Power also received hundreds of complaints and was accused of transphobia by members of the LGBT community in February 2012 when the company released an advertising campaign to distinguish "the stallions from the mares" by placing transgender women in
592-509: A dead footballer, Ugo Ehiogu , to become the new manager of Birmingham City F.C. The company said it had made an error. For the 2018 FIFA World Cup , Paddy Power was criticised for its controversial polar bear graffiti stunt, with a Russian polar bear being emblazoned with an England flag. Paddy Power claimed the stunt was to raise awareness of the plight of polar bears in the Russian Arctic. In October 2018, Paddy Power Betfair received
666-467: A hammering from them on Sunday too, so punters might as well collect now.' New Zealand did indeed go on to win the match. As of November 2011, Paddy Power was the largest bookmaker in Europe by total share value. Its group income was €444m in 2010. Paddy Power was placed 6th in the 2011 Management Today list of "Britain's Most Admired Companies". Paddy Power and British rival Betfair agreed terms for
740-500: A highly unorthodox finish using two bullseyes, such as T17-Bull-Bull for a 151). The total number of different ways of achieving 501 with nine darts is 3,944, of which 2,296 finish with the bullseye, 672 end on D20, 792 on D18, 56 end on D17, 120 end on D15, and 8 end on D12. 574 of the possible ways can be used in a double-in double-out game. As of 8 August 2024, 96 nine-darters have been thrown in televised matches by 48 different players. 75 of those 101 hit two 180s and finished with
814-444: A maximum score of 160 with the first shot, leaving the thrower commonly requiring 180 then 161 (T20, T17, bullseye) with their remaining six darts, though other outshots are possible. It is worth noting that in these games, only throwing for double 20, double 17, or bullseye to start the leg can result in a nine-dart finish, and if the bullseye is not the double-in , it must be the double-out (it can be both, although this would require
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#1732855489565888-529: A merger in September 2015. The transaction was structured as an acquisition of Betfair by Paddy Power and the enlarged entity, named Paddy Power Betfair , is based in Dublin. The merger was completed in February 2016. Paddy Power CEO Andy McCue became COO of Paddy Power Betfair, with Breon Corcoran , CEO of Betfair, becoming CEO of the combined group and Paddy Power's Gary McGann becoming chairman. Andy McCue left
962-516: 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'. The following table lists
1036-405: A nine-dart finish in the third leg of the third set in his second round defeat to Vincent van der Voort . 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
1110-546: 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 . 15-year-old Beau Greaves hit a nine-darter in a competition at Balby Bridge on 17 April 2019. 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. On 25 August 2023, Sherrock made history once again, as she became
1184-402: A perfect 501 total, in the following way: By throwing each dart of a shot to a different place on the board, this eliminates the chance of any dart being deflected by an already thrown dart into the wrong scoring area but it is usually seen only in exhibition matches, as in tournaments , players are inclined to aim for the treble 20, only switching to the treble 19 for a cover shot. Arguably
1258-549: A single match. These were his seventh and eighth nine-dart finishes. On 10 February 2017, Michael van Gerwen became the second player to hit two nine-dart finishes in a match, in a 2017 UK Open qualification event against Ryan Murray. Brendan Dolan was the first player ever to hit a nine-darter in a double-in double-out game, doing so in the semi-final of the 2011 World Grand Prix against James Wade on 8 October. He opened with double 20, before hitting successive treble 20s (160, 180) and then finished on 161 with T20, T17 and
1332-426: A woman and a murder trial, and brought advertising itself into disrepute. The advert was discussed on an episode of The Last Leg , where Adam Hills made an impassioned speech condemning it. Prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup , Paddy Power posted a photo on its Twitter account, sourced from Reddit , allegedly showing an overhead view of a Brazilian rainforest with the message "C'MON ENGLAND PP" spelled out by
1406-522: A £2.2 million fine from the UK Gambling Commission , after an investigation revealed that the company broke the commission's rules regarding social responsibility and anti- money laundering . In December 2018, Paddy Power and William Hill faced further criticism after allegations that they allowed a gambling addict to wager thousands of pounds in stolen cash. Victims of the theft seek £965,000 from Paddy Power that has not been compensated after
1480-481: Is a marketing spokesman for the company. Paddy Power had an aggressive expansion strategy involving opening prominent shops in most Irish towns, rather than side streets previously favoured. The firm's novelty bets broadened its media coverage beyond the horseracing news. Its share of the Irish off-course betting market grew from 8% in 1988 to 33% in 2001. Power Leisure, the parent company of Paddy Power PLC, listed on
1554-838: Is as follows: Presenters: Commentators: Co-commentators/pundits: Former presenters and commentators have been: Dutch broadcaster SBS6 , having covered the BDO World Darts Championship for many years, also covered the event until RTL7 took over broadcasting. TV3 Sport (Denmark), Fox Sports (Australia) , TSN (Canada), SuperSport (South Africa), Sky Sport (New Zealand) , StarHub (Singapore), Ten Sports (India), CCTV (China), Showtime (Middle East), Ukraine TV, TVP Sport (Poland), NOVA Sport (Czech Republic and Slovakia), Sport1 (Germany, Hungary), Meersat (Malaysia), 7TV (Russia), Measat (Indonesia), J Sports (Japan), DAZN (USA, Italy), GOL TV (Spain) Eurosport (Romania), Viaplay (Iceland) and VTM4 (Belgium) now also broadcast
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#17328554895651628-558: Is compared to 21 times in the BDO World Championship, following the 2019 event. In 2010 Phil Taylor became the first player to average over 100 in all six rounds of the tournament. He repeated this feat (though lost the final) in 2015 and Michael van Gerwen achieved it in 2017 and 2019 . An average of over 105 in a match in the PDC World Championship has been achieved 40 times. The highest match average ever in
1702-520: Is known for offering odds on controversial markets in order to garner publicity, e.g., in November 2008, 16–1 was laid that United States President Barack Obama 'would not finish' his first term (this was widely interpreted as his odds of assassination). After English Premier League new entrants Stoke City lost their opening game of the 2008–09 season 3–1 to Bolton Wanderers , Paddy Power controversially paid out on bets on them being relegated. When
1776-663: Is the most prestigious of the PDC's tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell , who died in 2012. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay , it is considered part of the Triple Crown . The PDC championship began in 1994 as the WDC World Darts Championship as one of the consequences of the split in darts , which saw
1850-420: The 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 World Championship during his second round clash with Brendan Dolan . Adrian Lewis achieved a nine-dart finish in the third leg of the 2011 World Championship final against Gary Anderson . On 23 December 2012 at the 2013 World Championship , Dean Winstanley hit
1924-443: The 2022 PDC World Darts Championship in his first-round matchup in the last leg of the match to become the first person to win a match on TV in the PDC by hitting a nine-darter. On 17 February 2022, Gerwyn Price achieved two nine-dart finishes on the same day, doing so in two separate matches during night 3 of the 2022 Premier League Darts during a win against Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final, and then against James Wade in
1998-587: The 2022 WDF World Darts Championship was held. The PDC World Darts Championship has been held at Alexandra Palace in London since 2008, having previously been held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet , Essex , from 1994 to 2007. Currently, the play takes place inside the venue's West Hall, which has a capacity of 3,200. Fourteen nine-dart finishes have been thrown at the World Championship. The first one
2072-846: The London Stock Exchange in December 2000, to fund an expansion in the UK. At the end of 2005, Paddy Power operated 195 outlets (150 in Ireland and 45 in the UK). The total number of employees was 1,374. On 27 May 2008, it acquired the Northern Irish independent bookmaker McGranaghan Racing, bringing its shop count to 191 in Ireland. In February 2010, the chain had 356 shops with 209 in Ireland, 8 in Northern Ireland and 139 in Great Britain. The bookmaker
2146-485: The MFI World Matchplay on 13 October 1984 by John Lowe , who checked out 141 with T17, T18, D18 after scoring two maximum 180s. For this he received a prize of £102,000, going on to win the whole event. This nine-dart finish was not broadcast live, nor was Paul Lim's at the 1990 BDO World Darts Championship . The first ever live broadcast nine-dart finish was performed by Shaun Greatbatch against Steve Coote in
2220-562: The World Darts Council break away from the BDO. As a result of the settlement between the BDO and the WDC in 1997, the WDC became the PDC, and players were thenceforth free to choose which world championship to enter (but not both in the same year), as long as they met certain eligibility criteria. Both organisations continued to organize their own world championship until the 2020 editions, after which
2294-562: The BDO World Championship is 103.83 by Raymond van Barneveld in his quarter-final victory over John Walton in 2004. The PDC World Championship has been broadcast live and in its entirety by Sky Sports in the UK since its inception. Since 2009 the tournament has been presented in High Definition (HD). Their coverage is currently presented from a studio overlooking the interior of the Alexandra Palace venue. The current presenting team
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2368-451: The BDO folded. There have been twelve different winners since the tournament's inception. With 14 wins from 25 appearances, Phil Taylor has dominated the competition, last winning it in 2013. The other players to win it more than once are John Part (2003 & 2008), Adrian Lewis (2011 & 2012), Gary Anderson (2015 & 2016), Michael van Gerwen (2014, 2017 & 2019) and Peter Wright (2020 & 2022). The one-time winners are
2442-466: The Holland Open. In 2021 the PDC collaborated with Blueprint Gaming to develop PDC World Darts Championship , an officially licensed slots game available to play on mobile devices and PC, the game was released in February 2021. The tournament has been sponsored by bookmaker Paddy Power in 2024. Previous sponsors have been: Following popular darts commentator Sid Waddell 's death on 11 August 2012,
2516-469: The PDC World Championships, a feat which has never previously been achieved at any World Championship. As such, it didn't happen, and by the end of 2019, all prize money for nine-dart finishes were withdrawn, owing to the ever increasing prize fund for tournaments. Mandy Solomons was the first woman to ever record a nine-dart finish in competition. It came in a match against Robert Hughes during
2590-467: The PDC prize fund overtook that of the BDO for the first time, and the PDC event now boasts the largest prize fund of any darts competition. In 2010, the prize fund reached £1 million for the first time, with the World Champion collecting £200,000. The 2014 and 2015 PDC World Champions collected £250,000 for their respective wins. For the next, winner's share increased to £50,000 each year culminating in
2664-573: The Wii and Nintendo DS . The most recent PDC World Darts Championship console game to be released was PDC World Championship Darts Pro Tour a darts video game for the PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360. This game is the most comprehensive of the series featuring ten professional players and five official PDC tournaments including the PDC World Grand Prix , Las Vegas Desert Classic , PDC UK Open and
2738-573: The World Darts Championship tournament. Their first game PDC World Championship Darts was developed by Mere Mortals for the PlayStation 2 and PC . The second game in the series was PDC World Championship Darts 2008 developed by Mere Mortals for the PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation Portable , Wii and Xbox 360 . A year later Rebellion Developments took over development of the series, releasing PDC World Championship Darts 2009 for
2812-594: The club finished in mid-table at the end of the season the company took out a full page advert in The Sentinel apologising to the club and its supporters. In May 2010, Paddy Power acquired a majority stake in Australian bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au . In July 2010, the company took the unusual step of refunding bets placed on Felipe Massa to win the 2010 Germany Grand Prix following the notorious "team orders" incident, which led to Fernando Alonso being allowed to win
2886-659: The company in April 2016 to pursue other opportunities. In February 2020, Paddy Power won the GGA London "Betting Shop Operator of the Year" award. In July 2021, it won for a second consecutive year. June 2022 saw the launch of the Paddy Power Games vertical which replaced the online casino and live casino properties in a bid to soften the image of playing online casinos in-line with UKGC regulations. Paddy Power has drawn criticism in
2960-597: The crowds at the Cheltenham Festival . The ASA ruled that the advert could not be broadcast in the United Kingdom. Additionally, the company has been criticised for not paying out on bets with large odds. In May 2009, when Shane Lowry won the Irish Open , it stated that it would not pay out on the 3000/1 odds which it had mistakenly offered and instead reached 'an arrangement' with the customers involved. During
3034-654: The decision was made to rename the champion's trophy to the Sid Waddell trophy from the 2013 tournament onwards. Paddy Power Paddy Power is an Irish gambling company founded in 1988. Its product offering includes sports betting , online casino , online poker , and online bingo . Business operations are led from its headquarters in Dublin , alongside a satellite office in Malta . In February 2016, Paddy Power merged with Betfair to create Flutter Entertainment . Paddy Power
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3108-427: The double to achieve consecutive nine-dart finishes. On 14 December 2013 at the 2014 World Championship , Terry Jenkins and Kyle Anderson both hit nine-darters in their first round losses against Per Laursen and Ian White , respectively. On 30 December 2014 in the third round of the 2015 World Championship , Adrian Lewis hit his second World Championship nine-dart finish and his third overall, though he lost
3182-424: The event. Television viewing figures for the final are as follows: The PDC world championship events are now broadcast on www.livepdc.tv which shows the events live, highlights and also classic matches. This website is a subscription only viewing and is limited to certain territorial restrictions. The PDC have worked with various video game developers since 2006 to create a number of darts-themed titles based on
3256-547: The feat a record 11 times, Taylor never hit a nine-darter in the World Championship , missing a chance on the outside wire of double 12 in his last match in the 2018 Final . The youngest player to throw a televised nine-darter is Luke Littler , who hit the perfect leg in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters . The match was broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK. Littler was 16 years, 363 days old at
3330-565: The final of the Dutch Open on 3 February 2002, while Phil Taylor achieved the first live nine-darter broadcast on British television during the 2002 World Matchplay . Taylor has achieved the feat more than any other darts player on television, having done so 11 times. His first came on 1 August 2002 during a quarter-final tie against Chris Mason at the 2002 World Matchplay in Blackpool, for which Taylor received £100,000. Despite having achieved
3404-491: The final. In total, Price achieved four nine-dart finishes in 2022; no player had previously managed more than two. The first player to manage the outshot in the World Championship was Paul Lim on 9 January 1990 against Jack McKenna . 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 , which would have made him
3478-634: The first ever nine-dart finish in mixed pairs competition at the 2013 BDO International Open in Brean , Somerset . 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. As a result, Claire Stainsby was inducted into the BDO 9 Dart Club , thus becoming the first and so far only female to be inducted. Ten-time World Champion Trina Gulliver revealed she has twice missed her last dart to record
3552-497: The first player in PDC history to win a televised match with a nine-dart finish. He described it as "the best night of my life". The following day, Darius Labanauskas achieved the feat during a 3–1 loss to Mike De Decker . In the quarter-final, defending champion Gerwyn Price hit the third of the tournament in a loss to Michael Smith . On 3 January 2023, in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship Final, Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen both had three darts left to achieve
3626-480: 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 . The finish came against Jelle Klaasen in the quarter-final of
3700-415: The first players to hit a nine-darter on the same day, doing so on the second day of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship . Wade and Robert Thornton were the first players to both achieve a perfect leg in the same match, doing so during the 2014 World Grand Prix . In 2023, Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to achieve the feat on television. At the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters , Luke Littler became
3774-504: The first to accomplish a nine-darter by starting and finishing with a double, as per the format of the World Grand Prix event of that year . Adrian Lewis was the first player to hit a nine-darter in a World Championship final, doing so during the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship final against Gary Anderson . Twelve years later, Michael Smith repeated the feat in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship final against Michael van Gerwen . In 2013, Terry Jenkins and Kyle Anderson were
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#17328554895653848-613: The former locations of trees that had been cut down. Following major criticisms over the advert from users, it was revealed on 8 June 2014 that the images were fake, and part of a campaign by Paddy Power to promote its anti- deforestation charity effort. The company stated that "we knew we’d drop off a fair few Christmas card lists yesterday, but we couldn’t resist a bit of fake twitter mischief to highlight an important issue to football fans as our World Cup warm up. At least it gave people something to get animated about during last night’s England – Honduras bore fest." In July 2014, Paddy Power
3922-419: The game is to score a set number of points, most commonly 501; in order to win, a player must reach the target total exactly and hit a double scoring area with their last dart. When the target is 501, the minimum number of darts needed to reach it is nine. For example, one way to achieve a nine-dart finish is to score 60 (treble 20) on each of the first seven throws, then a 57 (treble 19) on the eighth, and lastly
3996-481: The inaugural champion Dennis Priestley (1994), Raymond van Barneveld (2007), Rob Cross (2018), Gerwyn Price (2021), Michael Smith (2023) and Luke Humphries (2024). In 1992, some high-profile players , including all previous winners of the BDO World Darts Championship still active in the game, formed the WDC (now PDC), and in 1994, held their first World Championship. Dennis Priestley won
4070-500: The inaugural competition. The players who broke away were taking a significant gamble – the tournament was broadcast on satellite television rather than terrestrial, and from 1994 to 2001, the prize fund for the players in the WDC/PDC World Championship was lower than the prize fund in the BDO version, although the 1997 PDC World Champion received £45,000 compared to that year's BDO World Champion receiving £38,000. In 2002,
4144-419: The match 3–4 to Van Barneveld. On 2 January 2016 in the semi-finals of the 2016 World Championship , Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish to defeat Klaasen 6–0 to reach his third World Championship final. On 17 December 2021, during the first round of the 2022 World Championship , William Borland hit a nine-dart finish to defeat Bradley Brooks 3–2 in a last leg decider to reach the second round, becoming
4218-448: The minimum necessary to win. Although many other combinations are possible, the traditional nine-dart finish requires a score of 60 (treble 20) with each of the first six throws: that is, with the first two shots of three. That leaves 141 to score on the final shot (of three darts), known as the outshot. This outshot of 141 is traditionally performed in one of three ways: Another way is to score 167 with each set of three darts, scoring
4292-455: The most difficult nine-dart finish would be 180 (3×T20), 171 (3×T19), and 150 (3×bullseye) – owing to the difficulty of getting all three darts in the bullseye: it is the smallest double on the board. A nine-dart finish is also attainable in games which require a double to start scoring (a double-in ; such games are thus termed double-in double-out with the existing double-out requirement). In such games, throwing for double 20 first can lead to
4366-594: The most ever recorded, were made to the United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) via an online petition launched for Paddy Power to withdraw an offer for betting on the outcome of the South African trial of Oscar Pistorius for murder of his girlfriend. On 19 March 2014, the ASA upheld all 5,525 complaints that the advertisement was insensitive, made light of disability, the death of
4440-401: The next event. In 2013 the bonus stopped being awarded. For all PDC Premier events, the PDC formerly had a rolling £5000 prize-pool for a nine-dart leg. As long as it isn't won, the prize for hitting a nine-dart leg is increased by £5000. If multiple players hit a nine-dart finish in one premier event, the money is split evenly across all players who achieved a nine-dart finish in that event. So
4514-426: The number of perfect legs recorded by players who have scored multiple nine-darters in televised matches. As of 8 August 2024 BDO In 1984, John Lowe pocketed £102,000 for the first TV perfect leg. With nine-dart finishes now thrown on a regular basis the reward for throwing one has decreased. Until 2013 the PDC had a rolling £400 prize-pool for a nine-dart leg. As long as it wasn't won, it increased by £400 for
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#17328554895654588-502: The past for offering controversial markets, such as odds on the first species to be driven to extinction by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , on a prospective assassination of United States President Barack Obama , and on the potential extinction of the polar bear in December 2009. Paddy Power's advertising campaigns have also been criticized. One showed sight-impaired footballers kicking
4662-431: The previous fine from October of that year. In May 2023, Paddy Power was fined £490,000 by The Gambling Commission for sending a promotional push notification to customers who had signed up to exclude themselves from gambling and inviting them to bet on a football match. Nine-dart finish A nine-dart finish , also known as a nine-darter , is a perfect leg or single game in the sport of darts . The object of
4736-478: The prize for a nine-darter varies for every PDC premier event. In the 2015 tournament, achieving the perfect leg in the PDC World Championships would win £10,000, (in the 2014 tournament the prize was £30,000). The reward for a nine-darter during the most recent BDO World Darts Championship was £52,000. In 2019, a special prize of £100,000 was available to any player who hits two nine-dart finishes at
4810-511: The qualifying rounds for the 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 Championship . Hughes did end up winning the match 2–0, however. Solomons was also one of the first women to record a nine-dart finish in a regional Super League match. Claire Stainsby and Glen Durrant made history when they recorded
4884-466: The race, despite Massa's clear lead. In October 2011, the company paid out early on New Zealand winning the 2011 Rugby World Cup , four days before the final against France on 23 October 2011. The All Blacks were Paddy Power's 4/6 tournament favourites and were 1/9 odds on to win the final, with France at 13/2. The company boss said: 'New Zealand have left all of their opposition so far feeling black and blue and it's inevitable us bookies will be taking
4958-489: The time. The 2007 International Darts League became the first televised tournament to witness two nine-darters when Phil Taylor's nine-dart finish against Raymond van Barneveld was matched the following day by another one from Tony O'Shea against Adrian Lewis . In the second round of the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton , James Wade hit his first televised nine-dart-finish against Gary Anderson . The event
5032-412: The youngest player to hit a televised nine-darter, accomplishing the feat two days before his 17th birthday. A single game of darts (known as a leg) requires a player to score exactly 501 points, ending with either the bullseye or a double. Each shot consists of exactly three darts, and 60 is the maximum that can be scored with any one dart. Thus 180 is the maximum score from a shot, and nine throws are
5106-534: Was a son of Richard Power and one of several inheritors trading under the Richard Power name. The Power name was considered the strongest brand among the merged shops, while the "Paddy" name and green colouring emphasised the chain's Irishness at a time when the fragmented Irish industry was facing competition from British betting chains entering the market in response to changes in the Irish tax code. David Power's son, whose name happens to be Paddy Power (b. 1974/5),
5180-587: Was criticised by the Information Commissioner's Office for its response to an incident in 2010, where a hacker was able to obtain personal information of more than 649,000 people from its website. The data included addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and security questions and answers. Paddy Power did not inform the Information Commissioner's Office until four years later. In September 2017, Paddy Power offered odds on
5254-404: Was founded in 1988 by a merger of the forty shops of three Irish bookmakers: Stewart Kenny, David Power , and John Corcoran. Stewart Kenny and Vincent O'Reilly had sold Kenny O'Reilly Bookmakers to Coral in 1986, and then opened ten shops of their own by 1988; Kenny was group CEO from 1988 to 2002, and chairman from 2002 to 2003. John Corcoran's shops had traded as Patrick Corcoran. David Power
5328-432: Was in 2009. Two have been made in world finals: firstly by Adrian Lewis in 2011 and then Michael Smith in 2023. Since the breakaway of the PDC players, there has been much debate about the relative merits of the players within each organisation. The debate often focuses on the three-dart averages of players in matches. An average over 100 in a match in the PDC World Championship has since been achieved 195 times. This
5402-509: Was shown live on ITV4 , making it the first time a nine-darter had been seen live on free-to-air television in the United Kingdom. Mervyn King hit his first televised nine-dart finish in the 2009 South African Masters in September 2009 against Wade, becoming the first player do so outside of Europe. On 24 May 2010, in the Premier League final against Wade, Taylor made history by being the first player to ever hit two nine-dart finishes in
5476-468: Was the first to hit a nine-darter in the World Championship , making history during the 1990 BDO World Darts Championship in a second-round victory over Jack McKenna . Phil Taylor has achieved the most on television, with 11, his first coming in 2002 and his last in 2015. Taylor is the only player to achieve two nine-darters in the same match, doing so in the final of the 2010 Premier League against James Wade . The following year, Brendan Dolan became
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