Mark Williams and Shaun Murphy to represent snooker in unique multi-sports challenge

Bookmaker Paddy Power - who are the title sponsors of the upcoming PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace in London - aims to find out with a special multi-sports challenge they are conducting on Wednesday 4th December.

Top stars from each of the sports involved are set to participate in the fun experiment which will be livestreamed on Paddy Power and the Professional Darts Corporation's Facebook, X and YouTube channels from 12 noon.

Career Triple Crown winners Mark Williams and Shaun Murphy will represent snooker, with both players given two hours to try and compile a 147.

Both Williams and Murphy are very keen golfers; the latter played in 2019 Open Championship qualifying at County Louth but didn't get through after posting a 12-over-par score of 84.

Murphy - who has made eight 147s in professional competition, including the first (and only) one made under timed conditions in 2023 at the Snooker Shoot Out - has stated in the past that he has also hit a 9-darter and a hole-in-one. 'The Magician' suggested that he may be the only person who has ever achieved all three feats of perfection.

Williams - a three-time maximum break maker on the pro tour, including one at the Crucible - and Murphy will be joined by darting superstars Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen on Wednesday at Paddy Power's studio in Manchester. Sky Sports Darts presenter Emma Paton will be hosting the event.

There will also be an outside broadcast from The Hertsmere Golf Course in London included in the show where English professional golfers Matt Wallace and Ross Fisher will be trying to strike an ace on the greens.

Georgie Bingham will be presenting from the course, with former England footballer Peter Crouch and former world champion cruiserweight boxer Tony Bellew also swinging the clubs.

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