| John Kuczynski | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Johnny K |
| Born | October 16, 1973 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Home town | Zion Grove, Pennsylvania USA |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | - |
| Darts | - |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2003 to 2006 |
| PDC | 2004 to present |
| Current world ranking | 124 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32 2005 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16 2006 |
| Desert Classic | Last 32 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| UK Open | Last 64 2007 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 64 2008 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Hong Kong Open | 2007 |
| Other achievements | |
John Kuczynski (born October 16, 1973 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American darts player. He doesn't play the game professionally - his main career is as a self-employed sanitation engineer. He currently resides in Zion Grove, Pennsylvania and uses the nickname Johnny K for his matches.
For five years running – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 – he was ranked number one according to American Darts Organisation's (ADO) points standings.
He played at the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to former world champion Ted Hankey.
He was the ADO's 2006 National cricket champion. 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 leveled. 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. Since then, things have not gone well for Kuczynski in big tournaments. He was beaten in the very first round of the PDC US Open, losing to fellow countryman Brian Blake. He then reached the third round of the PDC UK Open, beating Ray Farrell in round three before losing to Dutchman Vincent van der Voort who eventually reached the final. He played in the Las Vegas Desert Classic the same year but lost in the first round to Alan Tabern. He then failed to qualify for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship.
He reached the third round of the 2008 US Open, beating Vincent van der Voort and Canadian Daniel Beauregard in the first two round before losing to Ben Burton. The next day he reached the quarter-finals of the North American Darts Championship. Kuczynski then suffered a disappointing exit from the 2008 UK Open, losing in the Preliminary Round to pub qualifier Johnny Haines.