| Christian Kist | |||||||||||
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 Kist at the2023 Dutch Open | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Lipstick" | ||||||||||
| Born | (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (age 39) Mariënberg, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Home town | Vroomshoop, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1998 | ||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Loxley Darts Signature | ||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Thunderstruck" byAC/DC | ||||||||||
| Organisation (seesplit in darts) | |||||||||||
| BDO | 2009–2014 | ||||||||||
| PDC | 2014– (Tour Card: 2014–2019, 2025–) | ||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 109 (23 November 2025)[1] | ||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Championship | Winner (1):2012 | ||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16:2011 | ||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group:2011,2012 | ||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Quarter-final:2024 | ||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 32:2016 | ||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 32:2017 | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 32:2017 | ||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16:2014 | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter-final:2012 | ||||||||||
| European Championship | Last 32:2014,2015,2017 | ||||||||||
| PC Finals | Quarter-final:2016 | ||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
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Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professionaldarts player who competes inProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "the Lipstick", Kist formerly competed inBritish Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He is a formerBDO World Champion, having won the2012 World Championship, defeatingTony O'Shea in the final.
He switched to the PDC after winning aTour Card in 2014, and has since finished as runner-up in two Players Championship events. Kist lost his Tour Card at the end of 2019, but has won five titles on the secondary tour, thePDC Challenge Tour. He regained his Tour Card by finishing third on the2024 Challenge Tour ranking.
He hit anine-dart finish in his first round match at the2025 PDC World Darts Championship.
Kist reached the last 16 of the2011 World Masters, where he lost toTony West 3–2 in a deciding leg having had five darts to win. After that performance he was awarded a wild-card for theZuiderduin Masters.[2]
Kist qualified for the2012 BDO World Championship via the International Playoffs.[3] Kist defeatedJan Dekker 3–2 in the first round.[4] He then defeatedBelgium'sGeert De Vos in the second round 4–2.[5] Kist followed this with a 5–1 quarter-final victory overAlan Norris.[6] Kist then recovered from 5–3 down in the semi-final against two-time championTed Hankey, who had one dart at bullseye to win the match 6–5, to reach the final.[7] He played popular crowd favouriteTony O'Shea, who was making his second Lakeside final.[7] 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.[8] However, Kist held his nerve to win 7–5 and became the BDO World Champion,[9] the first Dutchman and first qualifier to lift the title sinceJelle Klaasen in 2006.
Kist was knocked out in the first round againstRobbie Green at the2013 BDO World Championship. After losing in the first round toJames Wilson at the2014 Championship, Kist announced he would be switching to theProfessional Darts Corporation, entering their Qualifying School.[10]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 byBobby George 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".[11]
At2014 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-yearPDC Tour Card.[12][13][14] His first quarter-final came a month later at the fourthUK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–1 toJamie Lewis.[15] At theUK Open he saw offAntonio Alcinas 9–2 and survived asVincent van der Voort missed match darts in three successive legs in the next round to win 9–8.[16] In the fifth round, Kist was beaten 9–6 byMervyn King.[17] At the thirdPlayers Championship, Kist beatJames Wade 6–3 to reach his first semi-final on the PDC tour where he missed four match darts againstGary Anderson and went on to lose 6–5.[18] He let 3–1 and 5–3 leads slip in the first round of theEuropean Championship againstMervyn King to lose 6–5.[19] At theGrand Slam he enjoyed 5–2 and 5–1 wins overAndy Hamilton andRichie George to finish second in his group behindPhil Taylor.[20] In the last 16, Kist started well to be 3–0 ahead ofMichael Smith, but went on to be eliminated 10–5.[21] Kist was the final qualifier for thePlayers 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.[22]
Kist made his debut in the2015 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 championJelle Klaasen in the first round.[23] After his first year in the PDC he was ranked world number 45.[24] After trailingIan White 6–0 in the third round of theUK Open, Kist responded to send the match into a deciding leg but lost it to be eliminated 9–8.[25] He lost in the quarter-finals of the secondPlayers Championship 6–4 toAndrew Gilding and went a stage further at the seventh event by knocking out world number oneMichael van Gerwen 6–4, but was then beaten 6–1 byPeter Wright in the semis.[26][27] Kist lost 6–4 in the first round of theEuropean Championship toRowby-John Rodriguez.[28]
Kist qualified for the2016 World Championship and punished a poor performance fromJustin Pipe to eliminate him 3–0, before losing 4–1 toDave Chisnall in the second round.[29] He could not win enough matches to qualify for theUK Open, but reached his first quarter-final of the year at the seventhPlayers Championship event and was beaten 6–1 byPeter Wright.[30] At the 17th event he overcameGary Anderson,Prakash Jiwa,Kyle Anderson,Dave Chisnall,Justin Pipe andMensur Suljović to play in his first PDC final, where he lost 6–1 toMichael van Gerwen.[31] 6–4 and 6–2 victories overRicky Evans andDimitri Van den Bergh progressed Kist through to the third round of thePlayers Championship Finals. He then beat Pipe 10–6 to reach his first quarter-final major since joining the PDC and was 8–3 down toDarren Webster, before cutting it back to 8–6, but lost 10–6.[32]
In the first round of the2017 World Championship, Kist lost six of the final seven legs to be defeated 3–1 byBrendan Dolan.[33]
Kist lost his Tour Card at the end of the 2019 season. His career has been further hampered by injury problems, includingarthritis, which have affected his performance and progression in the sport, citing recurringgout in his fingers, elbows, knees and feet.[34]
At the2024 PDC World Darts Championship, Kist waswhitewashed in the first round 3–0 by debutantLuke Littler.[35]
Kist finished in third place on the2024 PDC Challenge Tour series Order of Merit, winning 3 titles during the season.Connor Scutt andWesley 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 andAlexander Merkx qualified for the event.[36]
On 18 December 2024, Kist lost toMadars Razma 3–1 in sets in the first round at the2025 PDC World Championship, but hit anine-dart finish to win the first set, which earned him £60,000.[37][38]
Kist was a road worker by trade before becoming a professional darts player and is a supporter ofAFC Ajax.[39]
| Legend |
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| World Championship (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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| Winner | 1. | 2012 | World Darts Championship |  Tony O'Shea | 7–5 (s) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2012 | Europe Cup Singles |  Gary Stone | 4–7 (s) |
BDO
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
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| BDO Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNP | W | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| World Masters | 6R | 4R | 3R | PDC | |||||||||||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Championship | BDO | DNQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||
| UK Open | BDO | 5R | 3R | DNQ | 3R | DNQ | 4R | DNQ | 1R | 3R | |||||||||
| World Matchplay | BDO | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | BDO | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| European Championship | BDO | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | BDO | 1R | DNQ | QF | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | QF | RR | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | NR | 46 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 97 | 87 | 91 | ||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| 2014 | GDC DNP | DDM 2R | GDM DNQ | ADO 1R | GDT DNQ | EDO 1R | EDG DNQ | EDT 1R | ||||||
| 2015 | GDC DNP | GDT DNP | GDM DNQ | DDM 2R | IDO 1R | EDO 1R | EDT 2R | EDM DNQ | EDG DNQ | |||||
| 2016 | DDM DNQ | GDM DNQ | GDT 2R | EDM DNQ | ADO 1R | EDO 1R | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ | EDG 1R | GDC 1R | ||||
| 2017 | GDC 2R | GDM DNQ | GDO 2R | EDG 1R | GDT DNQ | EDM 1R | ADO 1R | EDO 2R | DDM 3R | GDG DNQ | IDO 2R | EDT 1R | ||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | DDM 1R | Did not qualify | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | EDG 1R | EDM 1R | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Did not participate | DDC 1R | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Did not qualify | FDT 2R | DNQ | GDC 2R | ||||||||||
PDC Players Championships
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
| Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 |  Madars Razma | 2025 PDC World Darts Championship | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | £60,000 |