Paul Lim has still got it: 69-year-old darts legend wins first PDC Asian Tour title since 2019

Paul Lim won the 21st tournament of the PDC Asian Tour 2023 on Sunday. For the "Singapore Slinger," it is his first tournament victory on the PDC Asian Tour since 2019.

Moreover, it was a much-needed victory, as this title puts the 69-year-old darts legend back in the battle for the qualification spots for the World Darts Championship. With three tournaments to go, Lim is now fifth, while the top four receive an invitation to the World Darts Championship.

The Singaporean, who became world famous for his nine-darter at Lakeside in 1990, started the tournament with wins over Vichai Rueangthong (4-1), Yoshihisa Baba (4-2), Wiwat Pannom (4-2) and Preecha Kroomkrong (4-1). Only then did he face seeded players in the Thai playground Bang Saen.

But even they could not keep Lim from the title. Lim defeated Man Lok Leung 4-1 in the quarterfinals, and then also tied Tomoya Goto (5-3) and Paolo Nebrida (5-1) to crown himself the tournament winner.

PDC Asian Tour 21 Results.

Quarterfinals

Lourence Ilagan 4-0 Sonny Millo Balagat

Paolo Nebrida 4-3 Alexis Toylo

Paul Lim 4-1 Man Lok Leung

Tomoya Goto 4-3 Christian Perez

Semi-final

Paolo Nebrida 5-4 Lourence Ilagan

Paul Lim 5-3 Tomoya Goto

Final

Paul Lim 5-1 Paolo Nebrida