William Borland (darts player)

William Borland
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	119 5 (19 March 2024)^[2]
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]

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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
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
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
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	LEI	HIL	HIL	HIL	HIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	WIG	WIG	MIL	MIL	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG	LEI	LEI

Performance Table Legend
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	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	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.