Darts legend wins PDC title aged 71 as ex Jocky Wilson and Eric Bristow rival rolls back the years
Paul Lim made his World Championship debut in 1982 alongside Jocky Wilson and Eric Bristow
Prolific pensioner Paul Lim has won another PDC title at the ripe old age of 71.
The Singapore Slinger refuses to be defeated by the sands of time and gave the youngsters another lesson when recording his second tournament victory of the season on Sunday at the Asian Tour in Kuala Lumpur.
Lim has been known to fans in Europe for almost five decades having made his World Championship debut in 1982 alongside the likes of Eric Bristow and winner Jocky Wilson.
Thirty-five years ago, he made history by hitting the first-ever World Championship nine-dart finish against Jack McKenna in the second round before he lost in the quarter-finals to Cliff Lazarenko.
Lim, who has also played in numerous World Cups at the latter stages of his endless career, could yet make a return to the Ally Pally at the end of the year as his win makes him current leader on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The Singaporean consecutively defeated Altantulkhuur Myagmarsuren, Christopher Sarmiento Melo, Ryuta Arihara, Chi-Jui Tseng, Ryusei Azemoto, Yan Bin Chen and Ak Muhd Hamdi Bin Pg Masshor to claim yet another title.
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