⭐🇵🇱 Krzysztof Kciuk has qualified for his 2nd PDC World Darts Championship. 'The Thumb' made his debut in 2010. Earlier this year, he noted the highest average ever at the World Cup, together with Krzysztof Ratajski.
Polish darter returns to World Darts Championship after 14 years
PDCSaturday, 25 November 2023 at 19:30
Krzysztof Kciuk has forced qualification for the World Darts Championship. 'The Thumb' was the best player Saturday at the PDC East Europe World Championship Qualifier in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
The Pole managed to reach the final of the qualifying tournament with victories over Filip Prochazka (6-2), Baranyi Zsombor (6-1), Nandor Major (6-3) and Roman Benecky (6-1).
In the final, he faced Sebastian Bialecki after Bialecki's wins over Gabor Jagicza (6-4) and Pal Szekely (6-3), among others. Bialecki took a 2-0 lead in the final, but then had to concede five legs in a row to Kciuk. Bialecki came back to 6-5, but then Kciuk took the ticket to the World Darts Championship by winning 7-5 on a 15-darter.
For Kciuk, it will be the second time he has been allowed to compete at Alexandra Palace. He made his debut during the edition, but then lost in the preliminary round 4-1 in legs to Haruki Muramatsu.
PDC East Europe World Championship Qualifier 2023
Quarterfinals
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-3 Nandor Major
Roman Benecky 6-3 Denis Duh
Pal Szekely 6-2 John Michael
Sebastian Bialecki 6-4 Gabor Jagicza
Semi-final
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-1 Roman Benecky
Sebastian Bialecki 6-3 Pal Szekely
Final
Krzysztof Kciuk 7-5 Sebastian Bialecki
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024