Paul Lim will return to the World Darts Championship in December after qualifying on the age of 71.
Lim, who famously hit the primary nine-darter in World Championship historical past in 1990, sealed his place after ending within the high 5 of the PDC Asian Tour order of advantage.
‘The Singapore Slinger’ final appeared at Alexandra Palace in 2022, aged 67, when he misplaced 3-2 within the first spherical to Joe Murnan.
However he loved a sensational run to the ultimate of the WDF World Darts Championship – which successfully changed the BDO event – final December earlier than finally dropping out on the title to Shane McGuirk, 6-3.
Lim, who completed within the last qualifying place of fifth within the Asian Tour standings, will probably be joined by Alexis Toylo, Lourence Ilagan, Motomu Sakai and Ryusei Azemoto on the World Championships.
Two additional gamers will safe locations after the PDC Asian Championship this weekend.
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