Players can increase their bank accounts if they manage to roll nine on PDC World Darts Championships. Tournament sponsor Paddy Power will donate £180,000 for every perfect leg bowled at Alexandra Palace.
For years, the PDC has not awarded bonuses for throwing a nine. However, tournament sponsors offer such a prize. Last year, Paddy Power made £100,000 available to any player who bowled two nine-starters during the tournament. Unfortunately, no perfect leg was thrown during the entire Darts World Championships.
This year the task became a little easier. To qualify for the bonus, you only need one nine darter. However, the £180,000 will not go entirely to the player.
For each nine-darter, the player receives a sum of £60,000. In addition, £60,000 will go to the viewer in the room and £60,000 will be donated to Prostate Cancer UK.
Paddy Power also agreed to donate £1,000 to the charity for every 180 points scored during the Darts World Cup. This action also took place last year and one million pounds was collected for the foundation. This year Paddy Power hopes to raise significantly more money to raise awareness of prostate cancer research.
