27 years after he hit the first ever nine-darter at a World Championships, Paul Lim again made waves on darts' biggest stage.
The 63-year-old Singaporean caused an upset at Alexandra Palace on Monday night when he stunned Mark Webster 3-2. Earlier in the evening, Lim had beaten Kai Fan Leung in a preliminary round game.
Lim played his first World Championship in 1982. That was a year before Mark Webster was even born.
The 'Paul Lim Barmy Army' was fully behind the veteran last night.
Veterans on the stage and veterans in the crowd - loving every minute of it #LoveTheDarts pic.twitter.com/iFaHcAUyoS
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 18, 2017
Speaking to PDC Darts after his win, Lim said that he no longer thinks of the sport as a job.
A lot of people ask me, 'Why are you still doing this?' I think so much that it's not a job anymore because I don't really need that. If I ever lose the passion that I feel for darts right now, I'd rather just stay back and fish and golf because that's all that I do right now. I get excited, I still do.
Lim will face Gary Anderson in the last-32 on Friday. It's the first time since 2001 that Lim has reached this stage of the tournament.
Paul Lim a credit to the game best of luck on Friday. Gutted, but lost to the better player onto 2018
— Mark Webster (@Webby180) December 19, 2017
PAUL LIM HAS DONE IT | The veteran knocks out former World Champion, Mark Webster, to the absolute delight of the Ally Pally crowd!#WHdarts #LoveTheDarts pic.twitter.com/3LkwGQzleu
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 18, 2017
