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Christian Kist hit a nine-darter
Christian Kist hit a nine-darter

Darts results: Christian Kist hits a nine-darter at the World Championship that wins him a share of £180,000 with Prostate Cancer UK and a member of the Ally Pally crowd

By Chris Hammer
Darts
Thu December 19, 2024 · 1M ago

Christian Kist hit the 15th nine-darter in PDC World Championship history that also activated a £180,000 bonus from sponsors Paddy Power.

The perfect leg, which was the first on the Alexandra Palace stage since the greatest of all time from Michael Smith in the 2023 final against Michael van Gerwen, occurred in the decisive leg of the opening set against Madars Razma.

Not only does Kist go down in folklore but he also earns himself an equal share of the £180,000 nine-darter bonus along with Prostate Cancer UK and a member of the Ally Pally crowd.

This is part of the sponsor's Big 180 initiative which sees them donate £1000 for every 180 that is hit during the tournament.

"The nine-darter was an amazing moment, hitting the double 12 felt amazing," said Kist. "It was a lovely moment for everyone and I hope Kris enjoys the money.

"Maybe I will go on vacation next month with the prize money. I lost the game though so I'm a little bit disappointed to go out in the first round."

Later in the night, Nathan Aspinall begun his campaign with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Leonard Gates in which both players averaged under 90.

The 12th seed said: "I'm relieved to come through that, it was a very tough game of darts.

"I felt really good coming into the tournament but I put myself under too much pressure to perform tonight.

"I've been under a lot of scrutiny over the last few months because I've not been playing well, so I'm here to prove how good I am and go deep in the tournament.

"It wasn't pretty, but I won the game and now I can enjoy Christmas and come back stronger after the break." 

Ricky Evans overcame Gordon Mathers in five sets to book a second-round meeting with sixth seed Dave Chisnall.

“I’m going to have to play a lot better than that against Dave, but it still might not be enough,” conceded Evans, who is through to round two for a sixth consecutive year.

“Dave is one of my favourite players to watch, and one of my favourite players on tour, but you have to forget that.

“You need to focus on yourself. You want to ruin their Christmas, because if not, they’re going to ruin yours!”

Philippines star Paolo Nebrida beat Jim Williams 3-2 after coming through a tense deciding leg.

Wednesday results and Thursday schedule

Wednesday December 18
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

  • Jim Williams 2-3 Paolo Nebrida (R1)
  • Madars Razma 3-1 Christian Kist (R1)
  • Ricky Evans 3-2 Gordon Mathers (R1)
  • Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Leonard Gates (R2)

Thursday December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

  • Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee (R1)
    Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac (R1)
    Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar (R1)
    Gabriel Clemens v Zonneveld/Owen (R2)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

  • Nick Kenny v Stowe Buntz (R1)
    Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell (R1)
    Scott Williams v Niko Springer (R1)
    Michael Smith v Doets/Van Leuven (R2)

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