The History Maker — Brendan Dolan achieved the most statistically improbable feat in professional darts when he hit a nine-dart finish at the 2011 World Grand Prix — a double-start event where players must open each leg on a double, making a nine-darter mathematically far harder than in standard 501.
Brendan Dolan was born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on 2 July 1975. He established himself as a consistent PDC circuit performer, qualifying for the PDC World Championship multiple times and reaching the quarter-finals. But his place in darts history was secured in 2011 when he hit a nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix — the first ever in that event's history. Because the Grand Prix uses a double-start format, players must open each leg on a double before scoring, making a nine-dart finish in that format statistically far more difficult than in standard play. Dolan's achievement is considered by many statisticians to be the hardest individual scoring feat ever accomplished in competitive darts.
First player to hit a nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix (double-start format, 2011)
His 2011 Grand Prix nine-darter — requiring a double to open the leg — is considered statistically the most difficult nine-dart finish ever completed in professional darts.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- First player to hit a nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix (double-start format, 2011)
- PDC World Championship quarter-finalist