Christian Kist
| Christian Kist | |||||||||||
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Kist at the 2023 Dutch Open | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Lipstick" | ||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1986 Mariënberg, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Home town | Vroomshoop, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1998 | ||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Loxley Darts Signature | ||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC | ||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||
| BDO | 2009–2014 | ||||||||||
| PDC | 2014– (Tour Card: 2014–2019, 2025–) | ||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 80 (15 March 2026) | ||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Championship | 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 Championship | 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 Championship | Last 32: 2014, 2015, 2017 | ||||||||||
| PC Finals | Quarter-final: 2016 | ||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
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Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "the Lipstick", Kist formerly competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He is a former BDO World Champion, having won the 2012 World Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final.
He switched to the PDC after winning a Tour Card in 2014, and has since finished as runner-up in two Players Championship events. Kist lost his Tour Card at the end of 2019, but has won five titles on the secondary tour, the PDC Challenge Tour. He regained his Tour Card by finishing third on the 2024 Challenge Tour ranking.
He hit a nine-dart finish in his first round match at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship.