PDC World Darts Championship 2025 results: Christian Kist hits nine-darter but loses
Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first round match to Madaras Razma.
The Dutchman became the first player to seal a perfect leg at the tournament since Michael Smith did so when he defeated Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final.
Kist, the 2012 BDO World Champion at Lakeside, raised £60,000 for the feat, with the same amount also being donated by sponsors to a charity and a spectator inside Alexandra Palace in London.
The 38-year-old took the opening set with a superb finish, but his Latvian opponent fought back to win 3-2.
Darts is one of the few games that can measure perfection; 147 is the maximum break in snooker, hole-in-one in golf, nine-dart finish in darts.
Kist made two maximums of 180 to leave a 141 checkout, which he completed with a double 12 to the delight of over 3,000 spectators.
Two-time semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall defeated American Leonard Gates 3–1.
The English 12th seed, troubled by wrist and back injuries, could next play Andrew Gilding in the third round – which starts on December 27 – if Gilding beats the winner of Martin Lukeman’s match against qualifier Nitin Kumar.
Aspinall will again face a tough challenge to reach the last four, with 2018 champion Rob Cross and 2024 runner-up Luke Littler both included in the draw.
