The nine darter. The holy grail. Sporting perfection.

In simple terms, this is the darts equivalent of a perfect game. The minimum number of throws a player can use to take out 501 and win a leg is nine.

This comprises of back-to-back treble 20s, leaving 141 from their final darts. Each leg must finish on a double and the most common route to the nine darter is via another treble 20, treble 19 and double 12. Treble 20, treble 15 and double 18 is the most popular alternative.

The Premier League represents the cream of darts competition, so how often does this feat happen? Perhaps not as often as you might think.

Since it launched in 2005, there have been 18 nine-dart finishes in the Premier League.

There have been several fallow years and despite perfect legs from Luke Humphries and Rob Cross on Night Five of the 2025 season, we're still tracking and an average of under one every year.

Raymond van Barneveld vs. Peter Manley; Night Five, 2006

Raymond van Barneveld vs. Terry Jenkins; Night 12, 2010

Phil Taylor vs. James Wade; Final 2010

Phil Taylor vs. James Wade; Final 2010

Phil Taylor vs. Kevin Painter; Night Two, 2012

Simon Whitlock vs. Andy Hamilton; Semifinal, 2012