Dutchman Christian Kist becomes the first player to achieve a nine-darter in the 2023 PDC World Championship.
Christian Kist achieved a nine-darter in his PDC World Championship first-round match against Madars Razma. The Dutchman is the first player to accomplish a perfect leg in the tournament since Michael Smith's victory against Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final. Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, receives £60,000 for this feat, with the same amount being awarded by sponsors to both charity and a spectator inside Alexandra Palace in London.
Darts is one of the few sports that can measure perfection; snooker has the 147 maximum break, golf has the hole-in-one, darts has the nine-dart finish. Kist scored two maximum 180s to leave a 141 checkout which he completed with double 12 to the delight of more than 3,000 spectators. Earlier, Jim Williams, the favorite against Paolo Nebrida, lost 3-2 in an epic match lasting more than an hour. The Filipino took a surprising 2-1 lead and Williams only went ahead for the first time in the opening leg of the deciding set. The Welshman appeared set for victory but missed five match darts
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