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Scott Kirchner

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Scott Kirchner
Personal information
Full nameDarren Scott Kirchner
Nickname"Kung Fu Panda"
Born (1969-08-27) August 27, 1969 (age 55)
Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Home townJanesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since1989
Darts20 Gram One80 Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Crazy Crazy Nights" by Kiss
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2002–2005
PDC2005–2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2015
US Open/WSoDLast 128: 2008, 2010
Other tournament wins
PDC World Dartslive Soft Tip Qualifier 2014
Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship 2002
Soft Tip Dartslive Hong Kong 2013
Soft Tip NDA World Championship 2008

Darren Scott "Scotty" Kirchner (born August 27, 1969) is an American former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments.

Career

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Kirchner's first tournament win came at the 2002 Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship where he beat James Harvey in the final.[1] He reached the final of the Soft Tip NDA World Championship a year later but lost against Alexander Kohler.[2] Kirchner won the event in 2008 by seeing off Stefan Nilles.[3]

He began competing in Dartslive Soft Tip events in 2012 and progressed through to the final of the Hong Kong event where Paul Lim beat him.[4] Kirchner made amends for this a year later by claiming the title in a win over Lim.[5] In 2014 he qualified for the 2015 World Championship by winning the World Dartslive Soft Tip Qualifier.[6] Kirchner enjoyed a 4–0 whitewash over Mark McGrath in the preliminary round and then proved to be an awkward opponent for world number four Gary Anderson, who struggled against Kirchner's slow pace of play. Kirchner lost the opening set in a deciding leg but leveled the match by taking the second without reply. Kirchner missed one dart at double 11 for a 124 finish in the decider of the third set and would go on to lose 3–1.[7]

He lost in the quarter-finals of the Korean Soft Tip Dartslive event in 2016.[8]

Kirchner Quit the PDC in 2017.

Playing style

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Kirchner has a rare style of play; when coming to the oche to throw his set of three darts he will throw an imaginary dart at the board first before using that as a basis for throwing the three real darts. This greatly slows down his play and has been known to cause frustration to opponents that prefer a quicker style of play.[9]

World Championship results

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PDC

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References

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  1. ^ "2002 Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "2003 Soft Tip NDA World Championship Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008 Soft Tip NDA World Championship Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2012 Soft Tip Dartslive Hong Kong Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "2013 Soft Tip Dartslive Hong Kong Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 PDC World Dartslive Soft Tip Qualifier Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "2016 Soft Tip Dartslive Korea Player Prize Money". PDC. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "World Darts Championship: Flying Scotsman Gary Anderson angered by American rival's antics". Daily Record (Scotland). December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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