A nine-dart finish is regularly described as the ‘perfect leg’, but which players are part of the elite club to have managed one during a World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace?
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John Lowe became the first player in history to hit a televised nine-darter, producing his against Keith Deller at the 1984 World Matchplay, before Paul Lim made one during the 1990 BDO World Championship.
The first televised nine-darter on the PDC didn't come until the 2002 World Matchplay, when Phil 'The Power' Taylor delivered his magic leg against Chris Mason, although the first at the PDC World Darts Championship didn't happen until Raymond van Barneveld managed it in 2009.
Van Barneveld's came against Jelle Klaasen that year and - heading into this year's showpiece, live from December 11 on SportNews Darts - is one of just 16 to be registered in the tournament's history.
The former world champion and Adrian Lewis are the only players to have made multiple nine-darters at the Alexandra Palace, but who else has done it? Take a closer look at all of those to have delivered the 'perfect leg' at the PDC World Darts Championship…
A nine-darter is considered the perfect leg of darts, with nine being the minimum number of darts needed to reach a target of 501 points.
The most frequent way to achieve this is a player hitting treble 20 with each of their first six darts, leaving 141, before checking out with a treble 20, treble 19, double 12 combination or by hitting treble 20, treble 15, double 18.
A 141 checkout can also be achieved by hitting treble 19, treble 16 and double 18 or treble 17, treble 18 and double 18, while there are plenty of other finishes - including 144, 164 and 167 - to complete a 'perfect leg'.
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