John Kuczynski

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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 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.