William Borland

William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. 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.

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. 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. In the first round, he achieved a 6–3 win over 2012 champion Simon Whitlock. He lost 10–5 to Joe Cullen in the next round.

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. He was defeated in a 3–0 whitewash by Ryan Searle in the second round.

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.

Borland qualified for the 2025 PDC World Masters after defeating Mickey Mansell 2–1 in the final preliminary round. 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.

World Championship results PDC 2022: Second round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)

Performance timeline BDO

PDC

European Tour

Players Championships

Nine-dart finishes

+ William Borland's televised nine-dart finishes Date Opponent Tournament Method 17 December 2021 Bradley Brooks PDC World Championship 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12