Nicky Virachkul

Nicky Virachkul
Personal information
Born	June 3, 1948 Thailand
Died	April 17, 1999(1999-04-17) (aged 50) Thailand
Home town	Thailand
BDO	1975 to 1985
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	3rd Place 1978
World Masters	Semi Final 1980
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Windy City Open WDF World Cup Singles Dallas Open	1978 1979 1983
Other achievements
1996 National Darts Hall of Fame inductee
Updated on April 6, 2008.

Nicky Virachkul (June 3, 1948 – April 17, 1999) was a professional darts player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He competed in the third WDF World Cup darts tournament in 1979 and won the singles title. He was born in Thailand but went to school in the United States, whom he represented internationally.

Virachkul appeared at the first Embassy World Darts Championship in 1978, losing narrowly 7-8 to eventual champion, Leighton Rees in the semi-final. In those days, there was a third place play-off in the competition and Virachkul beat Stefan Lord to finish 3rd.

He reached the quarter-finals on three further occasions - in 1981 (losing to Eric Bristow), 1982 (losing to Bobby George) and 1984 (losing to Dave Whitcombe). Despite a decent record it was still considered a surprise result when he defeated defending World Champion, Keith Deller in the first round of the 1984 World Championship, although Deller gained revenge in the first round of the following year. The 1985 event turned out to be Virachkul's last time in the final stages. After appearing in the first 8 World Championships, he never managed to qualify when the tournament moved to the Lakeside Country Club in 1986.

He enjoyed some moderate success on the darts circuit winning the 1982 North American Open and reaching the semi-finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1980 and won the 1978 Windy City Open and 1983 Dallas Open. He was inducted into the National Darts Hall of Fame in 1996 [1].

Virachkul died on April 17, 1999, after returning to his native Thailand from his adopted home in the United States.

External links

• Details of death
• Nicky Virachkul's profile and stats on Darts Database

Persondata
Name	Virachkul, Nicky
Alternative names
Short description	Darts player
Date of birth	June 3, 1948
Place of birth	Thailand
Date of death	April 17, 1999
Place of death	Thailand