Krzysztof Kciuk

Krzysztof Kciuk
Personal information
Nickname	"The Thumb"
Born	(1980-06-11) 11 June 1980 (age 45) Katowice, Poland
Home town	Kraków, Poland
Darts information
Playing darts since	2000
Darts	18g Unicorn
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Legendary" by Welshly Arms
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2010–2019
PDC	2009–2010, 2019– (Tour Card: 2020-2023)
WDF	2010–2019
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 16: 2019
World Masters	Last 32: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 72: 2010
UK Open	Last 64: 2022
Other tournament wins
Polish Championship 2018
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Poland IDF World Championship 2011 Benidorm Men's singles EDU European Championship 2006 Umag Men's singles

Krzysztof Kciuk (born 11 June 1980) is a Polish professional darts player and technology specialist. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a Polish Champion and the first player from Poland to play at the PDC World Darts Championship. Together with Krzysztof Ratajski, he is the world record holder in pairs match average.

Career

Krzysztof Kciuk is a successful Polish darts player who has represented Poland in various international tournaments. He won the national qualification for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in 2009 and played in the first PDC World Cup of Darts in history with Krzysztof Ratajski in the same year. Kciuk reached the quarter-finals at the Polish Open in 2017 and almost qualified for the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Eastern Europe Qualifier. He won the Polish Championship in 2018 and played in the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship. Kciuk won a two-year PDC Tour Card in 2020 and has since played in several tournaments, including the PDC World Cup of Darts with Ratajski in 2020 and 2021. At the 2021 UK Open, he won his first match but was eliminated in the second round.

Kciuk lost his PDC Pro Tour card at the end of 2021 after not achieving good results but regained it for the next two years by winning the last PDC European Q-School tournament in January 2022. He played in the 2022 International Darts Open in February and reached the second round, where he lost to Jonny Clayton. At the 2022 UK Open, he made it to the fourth round before losing to Ron Meulenkamp. In May 2022, Kciuk won his opening game against Keane Barry at the 2022 European Darts Open but lost in the second round to Ryan Searle. He qualified for the 2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy but withdrew for unknown reasons.

Based on his performance throughout the 2023 season, especially his strong performance at the PDC Players Championship tournaments, Kciuk received a qualifier for the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts and for the fifth-time he represented Poland together with Krzysztof Ratajski. On the first day of the tournament, the Poles defeated the Portuguese team (Jose de Sousa and Luis Ameixa) with some difficulty by 4–3 in legs. ^[1] In the second match of the group stage, the Poles faced the Lithuanian national team (Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas). After a great match, the Poles defeated their rivals by 4–1 in legs, achieving the world record match average (118.10) of doubles matches. ^[2]

Personal life

Kciuk is married to Justyna and is a Front-end Developer.^{[ citation needed ]}

World Championship results

PDC

• 2010: Preliminary round (lost to Haruki Muramatsu 1–4) (legs)
• 2024: First round (lost to Connor Scutt 0–3) (sets)

BDO

• 2019: Second round (lost to Scott Mitchell 0-4) (sets)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2017	2018	2019
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNQ		2R
World Masters	3R	5R	2R

WDF

Tournament	2024
WDF Ranked televised events
WDF World Masters	2R

PDC

Tournament	2010	2013	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Prel.	Did not qualify					1R
UK Open	DNQ		1R	3R	4R	2R	DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts	1R	2R	2R	2R	DNQ	2R	DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)	NR		140	101	110	86	211

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
2020	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 1R	BAR	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	COV 2R	COV 4R	COV QF	COV 4R	COV 1R
2023	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR QF	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 4R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR DNP				BAR 1R	BAR 2R

References

1. "Poland pair Ratajski and Kciuk survive double woes as moustache maestro Dante stars for Italy to begin World Cup of Darts". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
2. "Poland produce record pairs average at World Cup of Darts with sensational 118.1". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links

• Krzysztof Kciuk player profile at Darts Orakel