Paul Lim’s nine-dart finish at Lakeside revisited 25 years on

After two consecutive 180s, a 141 checkout – treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 – secured Lim’s spot in darts folklore.

He eventually beat McKenna, and although he lost in the quarter-finals to Cliff Lazarenko, Lim took home a total of £55,000 in prize money – more than double the amount of that year’s world champion.

“The British Government took a chunk of my winnings in tax, but the rest? It did good,” he continued. “It got me started with my little electronics business and it led to a lot of things for me.

“About 18 years ago, an electronic darts company got me involved with them and I started playing electronic darts for the first time. I actually did quite well, won a lot of tournaments, and eventually the company got me involved to be a promoter and opening up new markets.

“For the past three years, Dartslive, external have got me involved as a consultant about new ideas and new tournaments. I work for them now but I have more time to play darts and I can travel a lot more.”