He earned notable wins over former qualifier Ian Jones and Mike Veitch before beating Robbie Green to qualify, becoming the first Polish player to qualify for either world championship.
He followed this up with his best showing at the BDO World Championship, maintaining a 90+ tournament average in wins over Richie George (3-0), Gary Robson (4-1), and a 5-2 win over Tony Eccles in which he hit back-to-back checkouts of 125 and 164, to reach the semi-finals at Lakeside for the first time in his career, where he was defeated by top seed Stephen Bunting 1-6.
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He then defeated Scott Mitchell 4-1 in the second round to reach his first World Championship quarter-final, where he faced Tony O'Shea.
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Kist was knocked out in the first round against Robbie Green at the 2013 BDO World Championship.