Darts isn't just a European and Japanese thing. Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) have all sent players to the PDC world stage. Some have beaten top-ranked opponents along the way. Here are 9 names worth knowing, the ones closest to home for Taiwan players.
Paul Lim (Singapore): still winning world-stage matches at 71
"The Singapore Slinger." Hit the first-ever nine-dart finish at a World Championship, at the 1990 BDO World Championship against Jack McKenna (two 180s plus a 141 checkout, completed in 67 seconds). Fast forward to 2025/26: at 71 he beat Jeffrey de Graaf 3–1 in the PDC World Championship first round, becoming the oldest player ever to win a match at the PDC World Championship, before losing to Luke Humphries in the next round.
Harith Lim (Singapore): no relation to Paul Lim, despite the surname
Often mistaken for Paul Lim's son. They're not related, just a shared surname. Paul Lim's World Cup of Darts partner from 2014 to 2024; their best run was the 2017 quarter-finals, beating the top-seeded Scottish pair (Gary Anderson / Peter Wright) 5–2.
Phuay Wei Tan (Singapore): a real-estate agent by day, DARTSLIVE player by trade
A soft-tip player and DARTSLIVE Official Player who took over from Harith Lim as Paul Lim's World Cup of Darts partner in 2025, his first PDC World Cup appearance for Singapore. At the 2026 event he hit a 170 checkout, tied for one of the tournament's highest with Luke Littler. A clear example of a soft-tip player making the jump to the world stage.
Tengku Hadzali Shah (Malaysia): the veteran who led a historic run
Nicknamed "Sabre Tooth," Malaysia's most veteran international player, plays both soft and steel tip. Paired with rising player Tan Jenn Ming in 2025 to lead Malaysia to its first-ever knockout round at the World Cup of Darts: beat Canada 4–1, beat Denmark 4–1, then fell 3–8 to Czech Republic in the last 16. The best World Cup of Darts result in Malaysian history.
Royden Lam (Hong Kong): three World Championship appearances
Nicknamed "The Wolf" (not "Lord," as sometimes reported). Earned his PDC Tour Card through 2013 Q-School and has made three World Championship appearances (2014, 2019, 2022). His best-known win: beating world No. 65 Gino Vos 4–1 in the 2014 preliminary round. Three PDC Asian Tour titles.
Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong): the comeback that shocked a world youth champion
Nicknamed "The Challenger," introduced to darts by his mother in 2017 (he'd previously played baseball). 9 PDC Asian Tour titles, silver at the 2019 WDF World Cup doubles. Signature win: his 2024 World Championship first-round comeback from 2–0 down to beat Dutch World Youth Champion Gian van Veen, hitting a first-round-record 11×180s along the way. Reached the World Cup of Darts quarter-finals in 2025 alongside teammate Lok Yin Lee.
Lok Yin Lee (Hong Kong): walks on to a Cantopop classic
Nicknamed "Dragon Boy," walks on to Eason Chan's "Immortal Legend," a nice Cantopop touch. Made his 2025 World Championship debut with a 3–1 win over Chris Landman (his highest-ever average, 84.40), before losing to world No. 30 Brendan Dolan in the next round. Partners Man Lok Leung for Hong Kong at the World Cup of Darts.
Pupo Teng-Lieh (Chinese Taipei): learned darts at a bar
Born in India to Tibetan parents, moved to Taiwan at 18, and used to run a Tibetan restaurant in Taichung. He learned darts at a bar, from a friend. His first-ever throw was reportedly a 180. In 2024 he and teammate An-Sheng Lu became the first-ever Chinese Taipei pair to represent the team at the PDC World Cup of Darts, winning a deciding-leg 4–3 upset over 2019 runners-up Republic of Ireland (Lu hit a 132 checkout). Bronze at the 2022 THE WORLD Singapore Stage, beating both Paul Lim and Japan's Mikuru Suzuki along the way. Taiwan Darts Open champion, 2024.
Chi-Jui Tseng (Taiwan): the steel-tip path
Plays the more traditional WDF steel-tip singles route, a useful counterpoint to Pupo's PDC/soft-tip story. Reached the semi-finals of the 2025 WDF World Cup Singles, beating players from Finland, the Netherlands, Wales, Scotland and New Zealand along the way, before losing to Austria's Franko Giuliani. Runner-up to Pupo Teng-Lieh in the 2024 Taiwan Darts Open final.
The World Cup of Darts (Frankfurt, every June) is the best entry point for watching these players: Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chinese Taipei all field teams against the sport's biggest stars every year. Get the rules down first: how to play Cricket and 501; for terminology, see the darts glossary. AI DARTS boards run 24 hours self-service if you want to practise, menu here.