William Borland announced himself on the world stage is the grandest of fashions last night as the East Calder kid wrote his name into darts history.The 25-year-old produced perfection under the most intense pressure of his career as he threw a nine-darter in the deciding leg of his first-ever PDC William Hill World Championship match.The local lad showed nerves of steel in one of the Ally Pally’s greatest-ever first round battles as he defeated Bradley Brooks.
Just six years ago, the Courier interviewed a young Borland after he had thrown the first nine-darter of his career in a regional tournament in Tranent.
Back then, he was a teenager hoping to make his way in the game. Now, last night’s dramatic clinching leg has been watched by
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