William Borland (darts player)

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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5] In the first round, he achieved a 6–3 win over 2012 champion Simon Whitlock.^[6] He lost 10–5 to Joe Cullen in the next round.^[7]

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.^[8][9][10] He was defeated in a 3–0 whitewash by Ryan Searle in the second round.^[11]

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.^[12][13]

Borland qualified for the 2025 PDC World Masters after defeating Mickey Mansell 2–1 in the final preliminary round.^[14] 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.^[15]