Krzysztof Kciuk

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Krzysztof Kciuk
Personal information
Full nameKrzysztof Kciuk
Nickname"The Thumb"
Born (1980-06-11) 11 June 1980 (age 44)
Katowice, Poland
Home town Kraków, Poland
Darts information
Playing darts since2000
Darts18g 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 Ch'ship Last 16: 2019
World Masters Last 32: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 72: 2010
UK Open Last 64: 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Polish Qualifier 2009
Polish Ch'ship 2018
Other achievements
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
IDF World Ch'ship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Benidorm Men's singles
EDU European Ch'ship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Umag Men's singles

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

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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.

World Championship results

PDC

BDO

Performance timeline

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship PR Did not qualify 1R
UK Open Did not qualify 1R 3R 4R 2R DNQ
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship Did not qualify 2R PDC
World Masters Did not qualify 3R 5R 2R PDC 2R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Cup of Darts 1R DNQ 2R Did not qualify 2R 2R DNQ 2R DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)–––––––––16614010111086

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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.
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