Nicky Virachkul

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Nicky Virachkul (born 1948) was an American 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 died in 1999.

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 was inducted into the National Darts Hall of Fame in 1996.