Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost to Madras Razma in the first round match of the PDC World Championship.
The Dutchman became the first player to stamp the best leg in the tournament. Since Michael Smith Did so en route to defeating Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final.
The 2012 BDO World Champion Cast at Lakeside raised £60,000 for the feat, with the same amount going to a charity from sponsors and a spectator at Alexandra Palace in London.
The 38-year-old’s superb finish sealed the opening set, but his Latvian opponent stormed back to win 3-2.
Darts is one of the few sports that can measure perfection. Snooker has a maximum of 147 breaks, golf has a hole-in-one, darts has a nine-dart finish.
Kist scored two maximums of 180 to leave a check out of 141 which he finished with a double 12 to the delight of over 3,000 fans.
Two-time semi-finalist Nathan Espinal beat American Leonard Gates 3-1.
The English 12th seed, who has been troubled by wrist and back injuries, could play Andrew Gilding in the next round – which starts on December 27 – if Gilding beats the winner of Martin Lookman’s match against qualifier Nitin Kumar. give it
Espinal faces a tough task to reach the last four once again with 2018 champion Rob Cross and 2024 runner-up Luke Littler. The draw