Krzysztof Kciuk
Krzysztof Kciuk (born 11 June 1980) is a Polish professional darts player who competes in PDC events.[2][3]
| Krzysztof Kciuk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Thumb |
| Born | 11 June 1980 Katowice, Poland |
| Home town | Krakow |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2000 |
| Darts | 18 Gram Unicorn |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Legendary" by Welshly Arms |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2010–2016, 2017–2019 |
| PDC | 2009–2010, 2016-2017, 2019– |
| Current world ranking | 107  1 (1 May 2022)[1] |
| BDO majors – 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 | |
| Tournament | Years |
| PDC World Poland Qualifying Event | 2009 |
Darts career
Kciuk qualified for the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship via the Eastern Europe Qualifier. In the preliminary round he beat Nordic & Baltic qualifier Brian Løkken of Denmark by three sets to one and then went on to beat Dave Parletti of England 3-1 to reach the second round where he lost 4-0 to former world champion Scott Mitchell.
He made his debut on the PDC European Tour at the 2019 Danish Darts Open, but lost to fellow Polishman Krzysztof Ratajski in the first round. Kciuk has also qualified for the 2019 European Darts Matchplay.
On 19 January 2020, Kciuk won a two-year PDC Tour Card by finishing seventh on the European Q School Order of Merit, but he lost his card after the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. On 15 January 2022, Kciuk regained his PDC card for 2 years by winning the last PDC Q-School tournament in the European zone.
Personal life
Kciuk is married to Justyna and is a Front-end Developer.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2010: Last 72 (lost to Haruki Muramatsu 1–4) (legs)
BDO
- 2019: 2nd Round (lost to Scott Mitchell 0-4) (sets)
References
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- Krzysztof Kciuk robi krok naprzód
- Poland’s leading darts ace Krzysztof Kciuk has joined Team Unicorn