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Ally Pally’s nine-dart heaven
- Updated: December 2, 2016
With the PDC World Darts Championship just around the corner, we’ve been remembering every nine-darter in the history of the competition.
You can watch the Ally Pally extravaganza live on Sky Sports between December 15-January 2 and cross your fingers for another perfect leg!
Until then, we looked back over the history books…
Raymond van Barneveld, 2009
Five-time world champion Van Barneveld struck the first nine-darter in the history of the competition when he came up against fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen in the quarter-finals.
Barneveld hit two maximum before nailing treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 to complete the magical feat in the second leg of the sixth set.
The Dutchman suffered a heavy 7-1 defeat by Phil Taylor in the final though as ‘The Power’ ended his dreams of a sixth title.
Raymond van Barneveld, 2009
The same year, but a different World Championship he was back for more of the same as he thrilled ‘The Barney Army’ with more incredible arrows.
Van Barneveld entered the history books as the only man to hit two World Championship nine-darters. This time it came against Irishman Brendan Dolan.
In all, he’s has banged in five televised nine-darters – all of them live on Sky Sports!
Adrian Lewis, 2011
Lewis dramatically upped the ante by becoming the first thrower to achieve the feat in a final just a year later.
What better way to lift the ultimate darts trophy than with a nine-darter? Lewis was just 25-years-old when he defeated Gary Anderson 7-5 in the Ally Pally finale, striking the greatest shot in the sport in the opening set.
The win was Lewis’ first major accolade, making him the first World Darts Championship winner never to have played at the BDO and ushering in a new era of players. He became just the fifth different winner since the PDC took over the tournament in 1994, and Lewis’ …
