Paul Lim

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Lim
Occupation	Darts Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 25, 1954(1954-01-25)
Age	70
Country	Singapore
Horoscope	Capricorn

Paul Lim Biography

Paul Lim is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on January 25, 1954 in Singapore. Professional darts athlete who was the first player to score the perfect 9-dart mark during the Embassy World Darts Championship.

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He made his World Championship debut in 1982, losing a first-round match to Dave Whitcombe. He failed to progress beyond the second round for the next seven years – losing to the likes of Cliff Lazarenko (twice), Bob Anderson, Mike Gregory, and John Lowe (three times). Then in 1990 he hit the headlines and jackpot as he achieved the first World Championship nine-dart finish against Jack McKenna in the second round on 9 January. The bonus prize of £52,000 was more than eventual tournament winner Phil Taylor claimed for becoming world champion. It was the only year that Lim reached the quarter- finals of the event, losing again to Lazarenko.

He won many titles in and around his native country including five Singapore Opens, five Malaysian Opens, and five Asian Cups, but his failure to reach the final stages of the British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation major tournaments has meant he will be best remembered for his 1990 nine-dart achievement.

There are two boys: Christopher Michael and Christopher. Michael.

Paul Lim Net Worth

Paul Lim is one of the richest Darts Player from Singapore. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Lim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He served as an officer in the Military Police and as a chef.

He has also provided voice over work for a darts-related video game titled “Out on a Lim” named in his honor.

Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim (born 25 January 1954, in Singapore) is a Singaporean professional darts player. He was the first player to hit a perfect 9-dart finish during the Embassy World Darts Championship, which he achieved in 1990 during his second round match against Jack McKenna. Lim won £52,000 for his 9-darter, which was £28,000 more than Phil Taylor won for winning the tournament. John Lowe achieved the first 9-dart finish on television in a match against Keith Deller at the 1984 World Matchplay, for which Lowe won £102,000. Lim’s 9-darter remained the only 9-dart game to have been achieved in either version of the world championships, until Raymond van Barneveld hit one against Jelle Klaasen in the quarter-final of the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship. To date, it remains the only 9-dart finish ever achieved at the BDO World Darts Championship.

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Who is Paul Lim Dating?

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Lim represented three countries at darts. Singapore was not affiliated with the sport’s governing body, the World Darts Federation (WDF), so Lim played briefly for Papua New Guinea, but settled in California and represented the United States in international competition, before also playing for his native country when they became a WDF playing nation. Lim has also represented Singapore at the PDC World Cup of Darts, and in the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, he and his teammate Harith Lim, reached the quarter-finals, defeating the top seeds Scotland (Gary Anderson and Peter Wright) in the first round.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Singapore. Paul Lim celebrates birthday on January 25 of every year.

Lim will be taking part in the 2019 WDF World Cup but will be representing Hong Kong instead of Singapore.

Who did the first ever televised 9 dart finish?

The first televised nine dart finish was achieved at the MFI World Matchplay on 13 October 1984 by John Lowe , who used the third method (with the T17 first, then T18, D18) above as his outshot after scoring two maximum 180s. For this he received a prize of £102,000, and he went on to win the whole event.

Are Paul Lim and Harith Lim related?

He has represented Singapore along with Paul Lim ( no relation ) in four PDC World Cup of Darts tournaments, with their biggest success being in the 2017 tournament when they defeated the top seeds Scotland (consisting of Gary Anderson and Peter Wright), then knocked out the Spanish pairing of Cristo Reyes and Antonio …

What age is Paul Lim?

68 years (January 25, 1954)

How long has Paul Lim been playing darts?

The Singapore Slinger’ made his debut back in 1982 and was the first player ever to hit a nine-dart finish in a World Championship. At the age of 67, Lim continues to turn back time and will play in his fifth consecutive edition only missing 2017 from 2013 onwards.

What did Kyle Anderson the dart player died of?

August 24, 2021