For the first time in 30 years, Paul Lim is returning to the Lakeside. The only man to hit a 9-darter on that iconic stage, Lim is now mathematically assured of a spot in the 2024 WDF World Championship via the Asia-Pacific ranking table.
Paul Lim failed to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship via the PDC Asian Tour, but 'The Singapore Slinger' secured entry to the WDF World Championship at Lakeside this week.
Lim qualifies for Lakeside via the Asia-Pacific ranking. The darter from Singapore managed to win the last two editions of the Ulaanbaatar Open, allowing Lim to rack up quite a few points. In the rankings, Lim left behind Jun Matsuda, Nitin Kumar and Man Lok Leung, among others.
The 70-year-old darts legend competed at Lakeside 12 times in the past, where he made history in 1990 with the first nine-darter ever at a world championship and the only perfect leg ever at Lakeside. Lim last competed at Frimley Green in 1994. Then he lost in the second round to John Part, who would take the world title that year.
In addition, Lim also participated in the PDC's World Darts Championship fourteen times. The 1997 World Darts Championship was the first that Lim played under the PDC banner. At the 2021 edition, the Asian caused another surprise by beating Luke Humphries in the first round. Three years ago, Lim last competed at Alexandra Palace. Then he lost in the first round 3-2 in sets to Joe Murnan.
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024