A DARTS star came agonisingly close to becoming the first-ever person to “hit the greatest nine-darter ever.”
The moment came in the Modus Super Series darts clash between Darren Brown and Dan Nicholls.
The latter led 3-0 in their best-of-seven-legs clash.
But Brown mounted an incredible comeback to win the match 4-3.
And his stunning path to victory came in a do-or-die leg to pull it back to 3-1.
Brown had struggled to get his darts on target throughout the game.
Yet he started the crunch round by hitting three treble 20s for a top score of 180.
Nicholls had little in the way of response with his throws.
And fans then waited to Brown to aim at the treble 20s once again.
However, he instead decided to target the treble 19s.
BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS
Incredibly, he hit all three for a score of 171 while making it six perfect darts on the bounce.
Another rocky round for Nicholls saw Brown step up to complete his nine-darter.
But having opted for the 19s over the usual 20s with his second throw, it instead opened the path for Brown to complete a nine-darter in the most unlikely of ways.
The usual route in the sport is to hit two 180s, followed by a final checkout of 141.
Yet Brown’s path of 180 and 171 meant he had to hit THREE bullseyes instead.
The incredible feat has never been achieved before in darts.
And Brown left fans stunned as his first darts smacked the bull perfectly in the centre.
It led to a huge moment in the match as he lined up a second dart.
However, this one missed its mark and instead wound up hitting the 25.
Brown visibly grimaced as he realised his chances of hitting a unique nine-darter were over.
Despite the setback, he won the leg comfortably before turning the game on its head completely to win 4-3.
Fans were left seriously impressed, with one saying: “Unlucky.”
Another declared: “Don’t see many attempts via this route.”
One noted: “How close was that?”
Another added: “Effort that.”
