Newfoundland Darter Goes Perfect – 9 Dart 501 Game!

(CanadaDarts.com – Nov. 15, 2010) Every once in a while we get word about somebody doing the ultimate in darts – a perfect game.

We’re not talking about the pros on the tour, part of the multi-million dollar machine with sponsorship, and international travel and all the television rights – and the groupies.

We’re talking about a local dart player who’s pretty good, but not international good.

Bill StCroix from St. John’s, Newfoundland is that guy.

A dart player for 18 years, and a serious dart player for 3, Bill finally achieved what the vast majority of players will never do – a perfect 9-dart game in a recent Premier league match.

Playing in his regular league night at Rosie O’Grady’s in Mount Pearl, just outside St. John’s, Newfoundland, Bill Hit the milestone in his match against fellow dart player Clifford Hanlon.

Looks like it came just in time as Bill said it was a tight match before that, and he needed a win to tie their Best of 14 match 6-6, before going on to tie at 7-7.

Throwing 2 180s in a row, Bill tensed a little as he threw for his 7th Triple 20, then headed to the bottom right for Triple 15 to leave 36. He then hit the double with his first dart, landing in the top left next to the wire.

We didn’t talk to Bill’s opponent Clifford to ask him what it was like, but you can just imagine, a couple legs away from taking the match and then having THAT happen to you.

From all accounts though it was all a great celebration, with the crowd of 20 or so in attendance all offering their congratulations after witnessing a darts feat they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.

This isn’t the first time Bill’s been on a national stage as he’s played in the Nationals as part of the Newfoundland and Labrador team in 2009.

We’d certainly encourage him to carry on and see how far his obvious talent will get him.

I spoke to Bill the day after on the phone, probably before it had time to sink in and I forgot to ask: Did he get a free drink from the bar?

We’ll let you know later.



One Response to “Newfoundland Darter Goes Perfect – 9 Dart 501 Game!”

1. admin says:

   November 15, 2010 at 11:14 pm

   Update: I did check with Bill earlier today and he confirmed he did get about “20 drinks” that night. Not that it’s about drinks, but glad to see everyone got behind this once-in a lifetime feat.