William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.[3] He made the second round at the 2022 PDC World Championship, hitting a nine-dart finish in a last-leg decider against Bradley Brooks. He also reached the last 16 at both the 2018 BDO World Trophy and the 2021 European Championship.
Career
In the BDO, Borland reached the last 48 of the 2017 World Masters and the last 16 of the 2018 World Trophy. 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.[4]
Borland reached the third round of the 2021 Hungarian Darts Trophy following a win over Mensur Suljović but withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons.[5] However, as only two European Tour events took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this result helped him qualify for the 2021 European Championship as 26th seed.[6] In the first round, he achieved a 6–3 win over 2012 champion Simon Whitlock.[7] He lost 10–5 to Joe Cullen in the next round.[8]
Borland made his world championship debut at the 2022 PDC World Championship. In his first-round match on 17 December 2021, he was involved in an deciding leg which saw him throw a nine-dart finish against Bradley Brooks, becoming the first player to win a televised match with a nine-darter in Professional Darts Corporation history.[9][10][11] He was defeated in a 3–0 whitewash by Ryan Searle in the second round.[12]
After a one-year absence from the Pro Tour, Borland regained his PDC Tour Card for 2024 through Q-School, finishing second on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[13][14]
Borland qualified for the 2025 PDC World Masters after defeating Mickey Mansell 2–1 in the final preliminary round.[15] He was drawn against defending champion Stephen Bunting in the first round and took a 2–0 lead, but ultimately lost the match 3–2.[16]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2022: Second round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC ranked televised events | |||||||||
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | ||||||
| PDC World Masters | DNQ | 1R | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Season-end ranking | – | – | 189 | 108 | 55 | 71 | – | 136 | |
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 3R |
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 Championships
| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 DNP |
MIL DNP |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG 2R |
WIG |
ROS |
ROS |
LEI |
LEI |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
ROS |
ROS |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
HIL |
HIL |
MIL |
MIL |
MIL |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
| 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 | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
- ^ Not a Tour card holder
Nine-dart finishes
| 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.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Willie Borland Profile". PDC.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (19 January 2020). "2020 PDC Qualifying School - Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Carson, Callum (6 September 2021). "West Lothian youngster claims major scalp at Hungarian Darts Trophy". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Allen, Dave (26 September 2021). "Cazoo European Championship field & draw confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Peter Wright crashes out of European Darts Championship to German Florian Hempel". Sky Sports. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (17 October 2021). "Cullen after surging to victory over Borland at European Championship: "I felt like my experience would always show"". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "World Darts Championship: William Borland makes nine-dart history as Peter Wright sails through". Sky Sports. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "'It's unbelievable': Borland conjures up nine-dart finish to sink Brooks in thriller". The Guardian. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ DiFilippo, Bill (17 December 2021). "Willie Borland Hits First Walk-Off Nine Darter At World Championship". UPROXX.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Smith, Tyrone (15 January 2024). "Darts: I needed motivation to get back on track, says Willie Borland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (29 January 2025). "Wattimena, Doets & Menzies amongst eight qualifiers for 2025 World Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Wellens, Megan (30 January 2025). "World Masters darts: Stephen Bunting pulls off comeback as Rob Cross stunned by William O'Connor". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
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