There’s nothing quite like a professional darts telecast, and we here at For The Win love a good darts highlight. It’s already been a tremendous season for the sport, with the rise of Fallon Sherrock, who made history by becoming the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Championship. On Thursday in Dublin, Michael Smith joined an exclusive club, becoming the first Premier League player to throw a nine-dart leg since 2017.
If you’re not familiar with darts, a nine-darter is the peak of perfection. In each “leg” of the match, players try to reduce their total from 501 to zero in as few turns as possible. A perfect leg requires nine darts in total – but it’s incredibly rare to see a nine-darter occur in a televised major tournament.
Smith made it look easy. After ripping off a pair of 180s, Smith hit his triple-20, triple-19, double-12 combination so quickly that it took the crowd a moment to realize what had just happened.
If you’ve got six minutes to spare, there are few better ways to pass the time than by watching all of the nine-darters ever thrown in the Premier League.
