Christian Kist became the latest player to throw a nine-dart finish at the PDC World Championships.
The Dutchman completed a stunning leg in the opening set of his first-round match against Madars Razma on Wednesday night and scooped a whopping £60,000 in the process.
Razma, however, would bounce back to win 3-1.
Kist wrote his name into the history books, becoming the 15th player to ever achieve such a feat at the World Championships and the first since Michael Smith did so in the 2023 final.
Smith hit one just after opponent Michael van Gerwen had missed his attempt and duly sent commentator Wayne Mardle into the iconic: “This is the most amazing leg of darts you’ll ever see in your life. I can’t spake, I can’t speak” line.
"I CAN'T SPEAK! I CAN'T SPEAK!" 😳
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) January 3, 2023
THAT reaction from the COMMENTARY BOX!! 😂pic.twitter.com/9A0OTkUqUg
Kist’s stunning leg already looks like one of the highlights of this year’s championship.
Here, Standard Sport looks at the other nine-dart finishes in World Darts Championship history.
How many 9-dart finishes have there been in World Championship history?
The 15 nine-darters are listed below.
Raymond van Barneveld - 2009
Raymond van Barneveld - 2010
Adrian Lewis - 2011
Dean Winstanley - 2013
Michael van Gerwen - 2013
Terry Jenkins - 2014
Kyle Anderson - 2014
Adrian Lewis - 2015
‼️ CHRISTIAN KIST HITS THE FIRST NINE-DARTER OF THE 2025 WORLDS ‼️
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 18, 2024
Sky Sports have teamed up with Paddy Power to save men’s lives, that nine-darter means Paddy Power will donate £60,000 to the player, £60,000 to Prostate Cancer and £60,000 to a fan in the audience. pic.twitter.com/n1Q6fOnQle
Gary Anderson - 2016
James Wade - 2021
William Borland - 2022
Darius Labanauskas - 2022
Gerwyn Price - 2022
Michael Smith - 2023
Christian Kist - 2025
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