Paul Lim

Paul Lim Leong Hwa (born 25 January 1954) is a Singaporean professional darts player. He was the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Darts Championship, which he achieved in 1990 during his second round match against Jack McKenna. Lim won £52,000 for his nine-darter, which was £28,000 more than Phil Taylor won for winning the tournament. Lim's was the only nine-dart finish in a world championship match until 2009, when Raymond van Barneveld completed one against Jelle Klaasen. It was also the only nine-dart finish ever achieved at the BDO World Darts Championship.

Paul Lim
Personal information
Full namePaul Lim Leong Hwa
林良華
Nickname"The Singapore Slinger"
Born (1954-01-25) 25 January 1954
Singapore
Darts information
Playing darts since1973
Darts21g Target
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Walk of Life" by Dire Straits preceded opening from "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1980–1994
PDC1994–
WDF1980–1994, 2019–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 1990
World MastersLast 16: 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2001
World MatchplayQuarter Final: 1995
World Grand PrixLast 16: 1998, 1999
Desert ClassicLast 32: 2004
US Open/WSoDLast 64: 2008, 2010
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 24: 2022
World MastersLast 20: 2022
Other tournament wins
Australian Grand Masters 1983
Bud Brick Memorial 2022
Camellia Classic 1994
Colorado Open 2005
Darts America 1986, 1990
Golden Gate Classic 1987
Hong Kong Open 1989, 1992,
1998, 2000, 2001
Houston Open 1980, 1987, 1995
Japan Open 2022
Los Angeles Open 1987, 1993
Malaysian Open 1980
Oregon Open 1999
Singapore Open 1992, 1993
Virginia Beach Classic 1992, 1998
PDC Asian Tour 2018, 2019 (x2), 2023
PDC Asia Qualifier 2017
Bullshooter World Ch'ship 1996
Dartslive France 2017
Dartslive Hong Kong 2012
Dartslive Korea 2016
Dartslive Taipei 2016
THE WORLD 2011
Ulaanbaatar Open 2023
Other achievements
First player to achieve nine dart finish at World Championships (1990)
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  Papua New Guinea
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
1980 Newcastle Men's singles
1980 Newcastle Team event
1984 Honolulu Men's singles
1986 Auckland Men's singles
Representing  United States
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
1988 Tokyo Team event
1990 Singapore Mixed pairs
1990 Singapore Team event
1990 Singapore Men's overall
1990 Singapore Men's singles
1990 Singapore Men's pairs
Representing  Singapore
IDF World Ch'ship
2013 Shanghai Men's singles
Representing  Hong Kong
WDF World Cup
2019 Cluj Men's team
Updated on 19 November 2007.

Lim represented four countries in darts; Singapore was not affiliated with the sport's governing body, the World Darts Federation (WDF), so Lim initially played for Papua New Guinea, but later settled in California and represented the United States in international competition, before also playing for his native country when they became a WDF playing nation. Lim has also represented Singapore at the PDC World Cup of Darts, and in the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, he and his teammate Harith Lim, reached the quarter-finals, defeating the top seeds Scotland (Gary Anderson and Peter Wright) in the first round. However, in the 2019 WDF World Cup he represented Hong Kong.

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