Christian Kist

Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Since 2014, he has competed in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Christian Kist
Personal information
Nickname	"The Lipstick"
Born	(1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 Mariënberg, Netherlands
Home town	Vroomshoop, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	1998
Darts	Loxley Darts Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2009–2014
PDC	2014–2024 (Tour Card: 2014-2019)
Current world ranking	102 (17 November 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	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 Ch'ship	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 Ch'ship	Last 32: 2014, 2015, 2017
PC Finals	Quarter Final: 2016
Other tournament wins
NDB Ranking Leek 2010 PDC Challenge Tour 2022, 2023, 2024 (x3) Spring Cup 2011 WDF Europe Cup Pairs 2012 WDF Europe Cup Team 2012

Career

BDO

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 performance he was awarded a wild-card for the Zuiderduin Masters.

Kist qualified for the 2012 BDO World Championship via the International Playoffs. Kist defeated compatriot Jan Dekker 3-2 in the first round. He then defeated Belgium's Geert De Vos in the second round by a scoreline of 4-2. Kist followed this with a 5-1 quarter-final victory over good friend Alan Norris. 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. He played popular crowd favourite Tony O'Shea, who was making his second Lakeside final. 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. However, Kist held his nerve to record a 7-5 win and became the BDO World Champion, the first Dutchman and first qualifier to lift the title since Jelle Klaasen in 2006.

He was nicknamed "The Lipstick" during the tournament by BBC commentator and former world finalist Bobby George. This was a play on words on his surname "Kist" which sounds similar to "kissed" and the lipstick is a nickname of the treble 20 segment. This nickname has stuck throughout the Dutchman's career.

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. Kist played in the 2022 World Masters, reaching the last 32 stage.

PDC

Kist 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. His first quarter-final came a month later at the fourth UK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–1 to Jamie Lewis. At the UK Open he saw off Antonio Alcinas 9–2 and survived as Vincent van der Voort missed match darts in three successive legs in the next round to win 9–8. In the fifth round, Kist was beaten 9–6 by Mervyn King. At the third Players Championship, Kist beat James Wade 6–3 to reach his first semi-final on the PDC tour where he missed four match darts against Gary Anderson and went on to lose 6–5. He let 3–1 and 5–3 leads slip in the first round of the European Championship against Mervyn King to lose 6–5. At the Grand Slam he enjoyed 5–2 and 5–1 wins over Andy Hamilton and Richie George to finish second in his group behind Phil Taylor. In the last 16, Kist started well to be 3–0 ahead of Michael Smith, but went on to be eliminated 10–5. Kist was the final qualifier for the Players 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.

Kist made his debut in the 2015 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 champion Jelle Klaasen in the first round. After his first year in the PDC he was ranked world number 45. After trailing Ian White 6–0 in the third round of the UK Open, Kist responded to send the match into a deciding leg but lost it to be eliminated 9–8. He lost in the quarter-finals of the second Players Championship 6–4 to Andrew Gilding and went a stage further at the seventh event by knocking out world number one Michael van Gerwen 6–4, but was then beaten 6–1 by Peter Wright in the semis. Kist lost 6–4 in the first round of the European Championship to Rowby-John Rodriguez.

Kist qualified for the 2016 World Championship and punished a poor performance from Justin Pipe to eliminate him 3–0, before losing 4–1 to Dave Chisnall in the second round. He could not win enough matches to qualify for the UK Open, but reached his first quarter-final of the year at the seventh Players Championship event and was beaten 6–1 by Peter Wright. At the 17th event he overcame Gary Anderson, Prakash Jiwa, Kyle Anderson, Dave Chisnall, Justin Pipe and Mensur Suljović to play in his first PDC final, where he lost 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen. 6–4 and 6–2 victories over Ricky Evans and Dimitri Van den Bergh progressed Kist through to the third round of the Players Championship Finals. He then beat Pipe 10–6 to reach his first quarter-final major since joining the PDC and was 8–3 down to Darren Webster, before cutting it back to 8–6, but lost 10–6.

In the first round of the 2017 World Championship, Kist lost six of the final seven legs to be defeated 3–1 by Brendan Dolan.

Kist lost his Tour Card at the end of the 2019 season.

In the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, Kist was whitewashed in the first round 3–0 by debutant Luke Littler.

Nickname

Kist's nickname of "The Lipstick" 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.

World Championship results

BDO

• 2012: Winner (beat Tony O'Shea 7–5)
• 2013: First round (lost to Robbie Green 1–3)
• 2014: First round (lost to James Wilson 1–3)

PDC

• 2015: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
• 2016: Second round (lost to Dave Chisnall 1–4)
• 2017: First round (lost to Brendan Dolan 1–3)
• 2018: First round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–3)
• 2024: First round (lost to Luke Littler 0–3)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2012	World Darts Championship	Tony O'Shea	7–5 (s)

WDF major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2012	Europe Cup Singles	Gary Stone	4–7 (s)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Non-PDC			DNQ	1R	2R	1R	1R	DNQ					1R
UK Open	Non-PDC			5R	3R	DNQ	3R	DNQ	4R	DNQ				1R
World Matchplay	Non-PDC			DNQ			1R	DNQ
World Grand Prix	Non-PDC			DNQ			1R	DNQ
European Championship	Non-PDC			1R	1R	DNQ	1R	DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts	DNQ	QF	RR	2R	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	Non-PDC			1R	DNQ	QF	1R	DNQ					1R
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP	W	1R	1R	PDC						NH		DNP
World Masters	6R	4R	3R	PDC						NH		DNP	NH
Finder Darts Masters	RR	RR	DNQ		PDC				NH
Dutch Open	Non-ranked									DNP	NH	DNP		QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)	Non-PDC			46	39	38	35	48	97	-	160	216	87

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
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	EDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM 1R	GDT DNQ	DDO DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO DNP	GDC DNP	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	DDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	ADC DNQ	EDM DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2020	Did not play
2021	HDT DNQ	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC DNP	GDG DNP	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDM DNQ	HDT DNP	GDO DNP	BDO DNP	GDT DNP
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNP	CDO DNP	EDG 1R	EDM 1R	GDO DNP	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNP	GDG DNP	IDO DNP	EDG DNP	ADO DNP	BSD DNP	DDC 1R	EDO DNP	GDC DNP	FDT DNP	HDT DNP	SDT DNP	CDO DNP

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
2014	BAR 1R	BAR QF	CRA SF	CRA 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	WIG QF	CRA 2R	CRA 2R	COV 4R	COV 2R	CRA DNP	CRA DNP	DUB 4R	DUB 1R	CRA 1R	CRA 2R	COV 1R	COV 4R
2015	BAR 2R	BAR QF	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	COV 1R	COV SF	COV 1R	CRA 1R	CRA 2R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 4R	DUB 1R	DUB 4R	COV DNP	COV DNP
2016	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR QF	COV 1R	COV 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	DUB F	DUB 1R	BAR 1R	BAR QF
2017	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 4R	MIL 2R	MIL 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	DUB 1R	DUB 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R
2018	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 3R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	DUB 1R	DUB 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R
2019	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 4R	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR QF	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 4R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	DUB 1R	DUB 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R
2020	Did not play
2021	BOL DNP	BOL DNP	BOL DNP	BOL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	NIE 3R	NIE 3R	NIE 2R	NIE 2R	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	COV DNP	COV DNP	COV DNP	COV DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP
2022	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	WIG DNP	WIG DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	NIE DNP	NIE DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	WIG DNP	WIG DNP	NIE DNP	NIE DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR DNP	BAR DNP
2023	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 4R	LEI DNP	LEI DNP	HIL 2R	HIL SF	LEI 2R	LEI 4R	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR F	BAR SF	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2024	WIG DNP	WIG DNP	LEI DNP	LEI DNP	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	LEI DNP	LEI DNP	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 3R	WIG 1R	WIG 4R	MIL SF	MIL	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG	LEI	LEI

Performance Table Legend
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

External links

• Christian Kist player profile at Darts Orakel