Topics: Darts
Christian Kist hit the first nine-darter of the World Darts Championship on Wednesday night and the place went ballistic.
The Dutchman has been paired against Madars Razma in the first round of the competition and he sent the sell-out Alexandra Palace crowd into pandemonium when he won the first set in style.
Kist hit the perfect leg to check out and celebrated wildly as he sparked incredible scenes from the fans in attendance.
'The Lipstick' becomes the first player to deliver a perfect leg in the tournament since Michael Smith in his 2023 final win over Michael van Gerwen.
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And he also pockets a whopping £60,000 for his masterclass, with the Prostate Cancer charity and a randomly selected fan in the crowd also receiving the huge amount as part of a campaign from sponsors Sky Sports and Paddy Power.
The delighted spectator was picked out after a camera spun around and landed on him.
Kist, ranked 132nd in the world, won the BDO World Darts Championship in 2012 but has never made it past the second round in the PDC showpiece.
In the past two years, his total prize money is believed to be £19,750 - but he has now tripled that with a monumental bonus following on from his nine-darter heroics.
The 'Bigger 180 campaign is looking to raise more than the £1 million raised last year, with funds going towards Prostate Cancer UK's TRANSFORM trial, a groundbreaking research project where the mission is to help diagnose prostate cancer early.
"The BIG 180 was darts' biggest-ever charity partnership and it's exciting to see this grow even further for the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship," said Professional Darts Corporation chief executive Matt Porter.
"The BIGGER 180 will directly benefit the TRANSFORM trial, and given the amazing standard produced by players during 2024, we could not only see a record number of 180s hit during the event but also multiple nine-darters!"
