Former world darts champion, 38, TREBLES yearly earnings with first nine-darter of PDC World Championships
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CHRISTIAN KIST has hit the first nine-darter at the PDC World Championship. The Dutch star hit the brilliant effort in his round one clash against Madars Ramza. Kist, 38, was thrilled with the moment as he could be seen celebrating at the oche. He will pocket a tidy £60,000 from throwing the nine-darter.
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This cash bonus will treble his yearly earnings as to date he had only won £27,250. Fans hailed the moment from Kist as they reacted on social media. One posted: "Take a bow son.". A second commented: "One of the cleanest 9 darters ever. Every dart was perfection.".
A third wrote: "Looked so effortless, beautiful.". A fourth said: "Unreal stuff from Kist.". CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS. Another added: "Not many better sights in sport than a nine-darter.". The total bonus for hitting a nine-darter at the tournament is £180,000.
READ MORE on all the build-up to the Ally Pally extravaganza... All the info:. News, features and interviews:. However, £60,000 will be given to a lucky fan in the crowd and the remaining cash will be donated to Prostate Cancer UK. Kist came into the tournament as a massive outsider but is a former world champion.
He shocked the darts world in 2012 when, as a rookie, he beat Tony O'Shea to become the DBO Champion. As a result, he won £100,000 in prize money. However, when he joined the PDC Tour, he struggled to replicate his form. BELOW is a list of Darts world champions by year.
