Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events. In 2012, he won the

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, defeating Tony O'Shea in the

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Career

BDO

Kist reached the last 16 of the 2011 World Masters, where he lost to Tony West 3–2 in a deciding leg having had five darts to win. After that performance he was awarded a wild-card for the Zuiderduin Masters. Kist qualified for the 2012 BDO World Championship via the International Playoffs.Qualifier Kist takes BDO crown
RTÉ Sport, 15 January 2012 Kist defeated Jan Dekker 3–2 in the first round. He then defeated

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's Geert De Vos in the second round 4–2. Kist followed this with a 5–1 quarter-final victory over Alan Norris. Kist then recovered from 5–3 down in the semi-final against two-time champion Ted Hankey, who had one dart at bullseye to win the match 6–5, to reach the final. He played popular crowd favourite Tony O'Shea, who was making his second Lakeside final. Kist went into the break 4–2 up, and later went 6-2 ahead, but O'Shea mounted a comeback taking the next three sets. However, Kist held his nerve to win 7–5 and became the BDO World Champion, the first Dutchman and first qualifier to lift the title since

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in 2006. Kist was knocked out in the first round against Robbie Green at the 2013 BDO World Championship. After losing in the first round to James Wilson at the 2014 Championship, Kist announced he would be switching to the

, entering their Qualifying School. Kist played in the 2022 World Masters, reaching the last 32 stage. During his time in the BDO, he adopted the nickname "The Lipstick", which was suggested by

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for three reasons: Kist's scoring ability in the treble 20 bed–which is sometimes referred to as "the lipstick" due to it being coloured red, his habit of opening his mouth while throwing, and the fact his surname sounds like the word "kissed".

PDC

At 2014 PDC Q School Kist lost to Matt Padgett in the final of the third day, but finished in the top 24 on the Q-School Order of Merit to seal a two-year PDC Tour Card. His first quarter-final came a month later at the fourth UK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–1 to Jamie Lewis. At the

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he saw off Antonio Alcinas 9–2 and survived as Vincent van der Voort missed match darts in three successive legs in the next round to win 9–8. In the fifth round, Kist was beaten 9–6 by Mervyn King. At the third Players Championship, Kist beat

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6–3 to reach his first semi-final on the PDC tour where he missed four match darts against Gary Anderson and went on to lose 6–5. He let 3–1 and 5–3 leads slip in the first round of the

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against Mervyn King to lose 6–5. At the Grand Slam he enjoyed 5–2 and 5–1 wins over

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and Richie George to finish second in his group behind Phil Taylor. In the last 16, Kist started well to be 3–0 ahead of Michael Smith, but went on to be eliminated 10–5. Kist was the final qualifier for the Players Championship Finals and missed one dart at the bull to beat Anderson, instead being defeated 6–5 with an average of 100.40 to Anderson's 110.62. Kist made his debut in the 2015 PDC World Championship after qualifying through the Pro Tour Order of Merit and was knocked out 3–1 in sets by compatriot and fellow former BDO world champion

in the first round. After his first year in the PDC he was ranked world number 45. After trailing Ian White 6–0 in the third round of the

, Kist responded to send the match into a deciding leg but lost it to be eliminated 9–8. He lost in the quarter-finals of the second Players Championship 6–4 to Andrew Gilding and went a stage further at the seventh event by knocking out world number one

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6–4, but was then beaten 6–1 by Peter Wright in the semis. Kist lost 6–4 in the first round of the

to Rowby-John Rodriguez. Kist qualified for the 2016 World Championship and punished a poor performance from

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to eliminate him 3–0, before losing 4–1 to

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in the second round. He could not win enough matches to qualify for the

, but reached his first quarter-final of the year at the seventh Players Championship event and was beaten 6–1 by Peter Wright. At the 17th event he overcame Gary Anderson, Prakash Jiwa, Kyle Anderson,

and

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to play in his first PDC final, where he lost 6–1 to

. 6–4 and 6–2 victories over Ricky Evans and Dimitri Van den Bergh progressed Kist through to the third round of the Players Championship Finals. He then beat Pipe 10–6 to reach his first quarter-final major since joining the PDC and was 8–3 down to Darren Webster, before cutting it back to 8–6, but lost 10–6. In the first round of the 2017 World Championship, Kist lost six of the final seven legs to be defeated 3–1 by

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. Kist lost his Tour Card at the end of the 2019 season. His career has been further hampered by injury problems, including

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, which have affected his performance and progression in the sport, citing recurring

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in his fingers, elbows, knees and feet.

2024

At the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, Kist was whitewashed in the first round 3–0 by debutant

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. Kist finished in third place on the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series Order of Merit, winning 3 titles during the season. Connor Scutt and Wesley Plaisier finished first and second respectively on the 2024 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, but both players had already sealed their World Championship qualification via the ProTour Order of Merit. As a result, Kist and Alexander Merkx qualified for the event. On 18 December 2024, Kist lost to

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3–1 in sets in the first round at the 2025 PDC World Championship, but hit a

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to win the first set, which earned him £60,000.

Personal life

Kist was a road worker by trade before becoming a professional darts player.Profile for Christian Kist
Lakeside World Darts

World Championship results

BDO

* 2012: Winner (beat Tony O'Shea 7–5) * 2013: First round (lost to Robbie Green 1–3)KIST GOODBYE
British Darts Organisation, 5 January 2013 * 2014: First round (lost to James Wilson 1–3)

PDC

* 2015: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2016: Second round (lost to

1–4) * 2017: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2018: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2024: First round (lost to

0–3) * 2025: First round (lost to

1–3)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

WDF major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships

Nine-dart finishes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kist, Christian 1986 births Living people Dutch darts players People from Vroomshoop BDO world darts champions Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders Sportspeople from Overijssel 21st-century Dutch people Darts players who have thrown televised nine-dart games