Game on! Paddy Power pledges £180,000 bonus after stunning nine-darter at Ally Pally

Christian Kist landed the perfect leg in his first round match at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, triggering a massive bonus donation to boost our TRANSFORM trial.

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Paddy Power will hand out an enormous £180,000 bonus after a moment of magic from Christian Kist on Day Four at the World Darts Championship.

The Dutchman fired in the first nine-darter of the tournament in his Round 1 match against Madars Razma at Alexandra Palace, landing the perfect checkout to clinch the opening set.

And in a major boost for The BIGGER 180, that means Paddy Power will award a colossal six-figure bonus – including £60,000 to support our groundbreaking screening trial, TRANSFORM.

Kist, known as 'The Lipstick', and one lucky fan chosen at random from the Ally Pally crowd, also scooped a share of the prize pot - each landing a whopping £60,000.

SO WCR1 Kist05 (1) — Dutchman Christian Kist lands the first nine-darter of the tournament. Credit Photo: Professional Darts Corporation

Perfect checkout boosts The BIGGER 180 with massive bonus

Laura Kerby, Chief Executive of Prostate Cancer UK, said: “The Paddy Power World Darts Championship has been compelling viewing, and we were thrilled to see Christian Kist hit an incredible nine-dart finish.

“This perfect leg of darts means Christian has etched his name in the darting history books – but he’s also helped raise an incredible £180,000 to be split between himself, one lucky fan and Prostate Cancer UK, thanks to Paddy Power.

“With every 180 hit by players in the tournament, Prostate Cancer UK earns £1,000. And this wonderful windfall will go towards our groundbreaking screening trial, TRANSFORM. Led by world-leading experts, TRANSFORM will find the best way to screen men for the disease - so that one day all men will be invited for regular tests and more men will find it early enough to be cured.”

This perfect leg of darts means Christian has etched his name in the darting history books – but he’s also helped raise an incredible £180,000 to be split between himself, one lucky fan and Prostate Cancer UK, thanks to Paddy Power.

Laura Kerby, Chief Executive of Prostate Cancer UK

We’re targeting £1 million to support lifesaving research

With The BIGGER 180, Paddy Power are leading the charge to save men’s lives and pledging £1,000 for every 180 at this year’s championship.

The grand total has already exceeded £200,000, with the £60,000 nine-darter bonus now added to the pot.

With two more weeks of action still to come, we’re targeting more than £1 million to support our TRANSFORM trial. The trial will find the best way to screen for prostate cancer and pave the way to a national screening programme, which could save thousands of lives every year.

Laura Kerby added: “This iconic tournament has seen us make a huge difference to men affected by prostate cancer, one maximum at a time.

“We thank Paddy Power for their life-changing support and Christian for his incredible accuracy. And long may the iconic call of ‘one hundred and eighty’ from the Ally Pally stage continue!”

TL 2025WCR1 9Dartchequewinner1 (1) — Kris, from Sutton, was picked out in the Ally Pally crowd to claim a £60,000 prize. Credit Photo: Professional Darts Corporation

Check your risk in 30 seconds - you can do it while you're watching the darts!

Alongside the phenomenal fundraising, The BIGGER 180 is also raising vital awareness of prostate cancer. Since we kicked off the campaign, thousands of men have checked their risk using our 30-second online risk checker.

You can throw your support behind The BIGGER 180 too. Check your risk of prostate cancer today. And if you’ve done it already, talk to the men in your life and ask them to check their risk too. It only takes 30 seconds – you can do it while you’re watching the darts!

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