# William Borland (darts player)

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
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
| BDO ranked televised events |||
| World Trophy | DNQ | 2R |
| World Masters | 4R | DNP |
PDC
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| PDC Ranked televised events ||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Masters | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1R |
| UK Open | DNQ | 4R | 2R | 4R | DNQ | 1R | 4R |
| European Championship | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| PDC Non-ranked televised events ||||||||
| World Youth Championship | QF | 3R | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Career statistics ||||||||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | CDO 1R | ADC DNQ | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | HDT 3R | 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 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | 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 | DNP | DNP | DNP | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | WIG 4R | WIG 1R | LEI 3R | LEI 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | LEI 3R | LEI 1R |
| 2025 | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | ROS 2R | ROS 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 1R | 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 | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | NYF | Not yet founded |
* ↑ Not a Tour card holder

## Nine-dart finishes

William Borland's televised 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 |