Christian Kist won the 11th tournament of the PDC
Challenge Tour on Friday. 'The Lipstick' also managed to throw a perfect leg during the tournament.
The former Lakeside champion qualified for the last sixteen of PDC Challenge Tour 11 by dealing with Wesley van Trijp (5-2), Robert Ellis-Brown (5-3), Reece Robinson (5-4) and Alexander Merkx (5-4). Then he faced Darren Armstrong in his fifth match of the tournament. With the score at 2-1 in Kist's favor, the Dutchman managed to throw a leg in nine darts via two 180s and a 141 finish. In the end, Kist won that match 5-2.
He then went on to defeat Bradley Brooks (5-1) and Cam Crabtree (5-0) convincingly to secure a spot in the final. In the final against Michael Unterbuchner, Kist took a 4-1 lead, but eventually won 5-4 thanks to a 12-darter in the deciding leg.
The Challenge Tour circuit is open to players who participated in the Q-School but did not win a Tour Card. On this tour, spots for the 2024 Pro Tour and Tour Cards for 2025 and 2026 can be earned.
The highest-ranked players on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit qualify for the reserve spots at the Players Championship tournaments.
Results PDC Challenge Tour 11
Last 32
Michael Unterbuchner 5 | 3 Dennie Olde Kalter
Steve Haggerty 5 | 4 Ruben Mesters
Connor Scutt 5 | 3 Jarred Cole
Richie Burnett 5 | 3 Chris Hurds
Scott Campbell 5 | 1 Patrick Klingelhoefer
Reece Colley 5 | 3 Ultan McDyer
Jesus Noguera 5 | 2 Andreas Harrysson
Thomas Cromwell 5 | 2 David Evans
Christian Kist 5 | 4 Alexander Merkx
Darren Armstrong 5 | 2 Stefan Bellmont
Bradley Brooks 5 | 1 Oskar Lukasiak
Stefaan Henderyck 5 | 3 Dylan Dowling
Cam Crabtree 5 | 2 Jarno Bottenberg
Justin Hood 5 | 1 Martin Thomas
Scott Waites 5 | 3 Simon Perkins
Jimmy van Schie 5 | 2 Dominik Gruellich
Last 16
Michael Unterbuchner 5 | 2 Steve Haggerty
Connor Scutt 5 | 2 Richie Burnett
Reece Colley 5 | 3 Scott Campbell
Thomas Cromwell 5 | 1 Jesus Noguera
Christian Kist 5 | 2 Darren Armstrong
Bradley Brooks 5 | 2 Stefaan Henderyck
Cam Crabtree 5 | 4 Justin Hood
Jimmy van Schie 5 | 4 Scott Waites
Quarterfinals
Michael Unterbuchner 5 | 4 Connor Scutt
Reece Colley 5 | 3 Thomas Cromwell
Christian Kist 5 | 1 Bradley Brooks
Cam Crabtree 5 | 3 Jimmy van Schie
Semi-final
Michael Unterbuchner 5 | 4 Reece Colley
Christian Kist 5 | 0 Cam Crabtree
Final
Christian Kist 5 | 4 Michael Unterbuchner