Dutch star Christian Kist hit the first nine-darter of this year's World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday night.<br /><br />Kist was playing in the first round against Latvia's Madars Razma and the first leg was tied at two legs apiece.<br /><br />But rather than feeling the pressure of a deciding leg, Kist stepped up and hit consecutive 180s before keeping his cool to hit a 141 finish to complete his nine-darter.<br /><br />The Ally Pally crowd erupted as Kist's final dart nestled into double 12, with the Dutchman punching the air in delight before congratulating Razma.<br /><br />Kist's feat has triggered a £180,000 bonus on offer from this year's lead sponsor, Paddy Power.<br /><br />The 38-year-old will receive £60,000, while 60,000 will go to prostate cancer and £60,000 to a fan in the crowd.<br /><br />The lucky fan was chosen at random and shown celebrating on the big screen in front of the whole Ally Pally crowd.<br /><br />Speaking to SportsBoom afterward, 28-year-old Chris from Sutton said, 'I turned around to my granddad. I was like, "Seriously? Is this me?" I was like, "Oh my God, this is mental." I kept going, " This can't be real, this can't be real. That's not me." And then everyone started looking at me. It took a while to set in.<br /><br />'I knew about it [the ‘Bigger 180’ campaign] but wasn’t sure whether it was random or how it worked. I never expected to win it.<br /><br />'No matter what, it’s going to be a good Christmas.'<br /><br />Kist, who won the BDO World Darts Championship back in 2012, has only collected £19,000 in prize money over the last two years. <br /><br />It was a magical moment for Kist, but it only served to fire up Razma as he went on to win the next three sets to record a 3-1 victory.<br /><br />Ramza will now face another Dutch player in the second round in the shape of Dirk van Duijvenbode. <br /><br />That match is due to take place on Sunday afternoon. <br /><br />Kist and Ramza's match was the second of the evening and followed a close encounter between Jim Williams and Paolo Nebrida.<br /><br />It was Nebrida who eventually prevailed 3-2 to set up a second-round match with England's Ross Smith.
