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Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Madars Razma.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Dutchman became the first player to seal a perfect leg in the tournament since Michael Smith<\/a> did so on the way to beating Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final.<\/p>\n Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, collects \u00a360,000 for the feat, with the same amount being awarded by sponsors to a charity and to one spectator inside Alexandra Palace in London.<\/p>\n The 38-year-old’s brilliant finish sealed the opening set, but his Latvian opponent bounced back to win 3-2.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Kist scored two maximum 180s to leave a 141 checkout which he completed with a double 12, to the delight of more than 3,000 spectators.<\/p>\n Two-time semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall dug in to overcome American Leonard Gates 3-1.<\/p>\n The English 12th seed, who has been troubled by wrist and back injuries, could next play Andrew Gilding in the third round – which begins on 27 December – should Gilding beat the winner of Martin Lukeman’s match against qualifier Nitin Kumar.<\/p>\n Aspinall faces a tough task to reach the last four again, with 2018 champion Rob Cross and 2024 runner-up Luke Littler both in his side of the draw.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n