John Kuczynski

Darts player infobox
playername = John Kuczynski


fullname =
nickname = Johnny K
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|10|16
cityofbirth = Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania
countryofbirth = USA
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
hometown = Zion Grove, Pennsylvania
homecountry = USA
since =
darts =
BDO = 2003 to 2006
PDC = 2004 to present
currentrank = 61
BDO World = Last 32 2005
World Masters =
World Darts Trophy =
Int. Darts League =
PDC World = Last 16 2006
Matchplay =
Grand Prix =
UK Open = Last 64 2007
Vegas = Last 32 2004, 2005, 2007
Premier League =
US Open = Last 64 2008
tournament = Hong Kong Open
resultyears = 2007

John Kuczynski (born October 16, 1973 in Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania) is an American darts player. He doesn't play the game professionally - he main career is as a self-employed sanitation engineer. He currently resides in Zion Grove, Pennsyslvania and uses the nickname Johnny K for his matches.

For four years running – 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 – he was ranked number one according to American Darts Organization’s (ADO) points standings.

He played at the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to former world champion Ted Hankey.

He was the ADO’s 2006 National cricket champion (an alternative darts scoring system). In 2005, he reached the last 32 at the Las Vegas Desert Classic and was a finalist at the Quebec Open and a member of the U.S. World Cup Team.

He played in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, whitewashing Lionel Sams in the first round without dropping a single leg. He then went on to beat Dutchman Jan van der Rassel in the second round before losing to Gary Welding in the last 16. Kuczynski had won the first set and could have taken the second before Welding levelled. The American went back in front to lead 2-1, but Welding fought back to take the next three sets and a quarter final place to end Kuczynski's run.

At the 2006 World Series of Darts where the prize for an American winner was $1 million, he was the only American player who managed to progress beyond the opening round. He defeated John Part in the first round but went out in the second round to Wayne Mardle.

He returned to Purfleet for the 2007 World Championship but was beaten in the first round 1-3 by Mark Dudbridge. Since then, things have not gone well for Kuczynski in big tournaments. He was beaten in the very first round of the PDC US Open, losing to fellow countryman Brian Blake. He then reached the third round of the PDC UK Open, beating Ray Ferrall in round two before losing to Dutchman Vincent van der Voort who eventually reached the final. He played in the Las Vegas Desert Classic the same year but lost in the first round to Alan Tabern. He then failed to qualify for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship.

He reached the third round of the 2008 US Open, beating Vincent van der Voort and Canadian Daniel Beauregard in the first two round before losing to Ben Burton. The next day he reached the quarter-finals of the North American Darts Championship. Kuczynski then suffered a disappointing exit from the 2008 UK Open, losing in the Preliminary Round to pub qualifier Johnny Haines.

External links

* [http://www.johnnyk180.com/index.php Kuczynski's official web site]
* [http://www.teessidesoftware.no-ip.com/DartsDatabase/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=42 Stats at Darts Database]