Christian Kist

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Christian Kist
Personal information
Nickname The Lipstick
Born (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986
Mariënberg, Netherlands
Home town Vroomshoop
Netherlands
Darts information
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Thunderstruck by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2009-2014
PDC 2014-
Current world ranking 121
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner 2012
World Masters Last 16: 2011
Zuiderduin Masters Last 24 Group: 2011, 2012
PDC premier events - best performances
Grand Slam Quarter Final: 2012
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
NDB Ranking Leek
Spring Cup
WDF Europe Cup Pairs		 2010
2011
2012

Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player. In 2012 he won the BDO World Darts Championship. Since 2014 he is competing in the Professional Darts Corporation.

Darts career

Kist reached the last 16 of the 2011 World Masters, where he lost 2-3 against Tony West in a deciding leg having had five darts to win. After that win he was awarded a wild-card for the Zuiderduin Masters.[1]

Kist qualified for the 2012 BDO World Championship via the International Playoffs.[2] Kist defeated compatriot Jan Dekker 3-2 in the first round.[3] He then defeated Belgium's Geert de Vos in the second round by a scoreline of 4-2.[4] Kist followed this with a 5-1 quarter-final victory over good friend Alan Norris.[5] 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.[6] He played popular crowd favourite Tony O'Shea, who was making his second Lakeside final.[6] 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.[7] However, Kist held his nerve to record a 7-5 win and became the BDO World Champion,[8] the first Dutchman and first qualifier to lift the title since Jelle Klaasen 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 Professional Darts Corporation by entering their Qualifying School. [9] He lost 5–2 to Matt Padgett in the final round 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.[10][11]

Nickname

Kist's nickname of "The Lipstick"[6][12] was suggested by Bobby George for three reasons: the name "Kist" sounding like "kissed", the fact that the treble 20 is referred to by players as "the lipstick" as it is coloured red, and the fact that Kist has an unusual habit of opening his mouth during every throw similar to fellow professional players Colin Monk and Shayne Burgess.

Personal life

Kist was a road worker by trade before becoming a professional darts player.[13] Kist is a supporter of AFC Ajax and enjoys holidays in Spain.[13] Unlike most darts players from the Netherlands, Kist does not speak English and is interviewed through an interpreter.

World Championship performances

BDO

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Kist makes his debut on the zuiderduin masters stage". World Darts Federation. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ Qualifier Kist takes BDO crown RTÉ Sport, 15 January 2012
  3. ↑ BDO World Championship: John Walton out in first round BBC Sport, 8 January 2012
  4. ↑ BDO World Championships: Ted Hankey knocks out Scott Waites BBC Sport, 11 January 2012
  5. ↑ BDO World Championships: Hankey reaches Lakeside last four BBC Sport, 13 January 2012
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "BDO World Championship: Ted Hankey quits BDO after defeat". BBC Sport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ Christian Kist beats favourite Tony O'Shea to win BDO world title at Frimley Green The Telegraph, 15 January 2012
  8. ↑ BDO World Championship: Christian Kist beats O'Shea to win title BBC Sport, 15 January 2012
  9. ↑ "Christian Kist: Former BDO champion seeks PDC switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "2014 PDC Tour Card Qualifying School Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ "2014 PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ "Kist v De Vos: Dutchman To Kist The Lipstick". Darts Betting News. Okan Internet Ltd. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Profile for Christian Kist Lakeside World Darts
  14. ↑ Christian slays Silverback 7-5 in thriller British Darts Organisation, 15 January 2012
  15. ↑ KIST GOODBYE British Darts Organisation, 5 January 2013

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