Career
Kramer started playing darts in 1974 in the weight room at his high school while recovering from a knee injury sustained during a high school football game. John quickly discovered he had a knack for the game and played his first professional tournament in Ventura, California the weekend after graduation in 1975. John enjoyed much success during his playing days from 1975 through 1987, including his first North American Open singles title, where he defeated world #3 ranked player, Jocky Wilson in the semi-final and the #1 player in the world at that time, Eric Bristow in the final.
In 1982 he competed in the 1982 World Darts Championship but was defeated by the English darts player Tony Brown in the first round.
His national ranking in 1985 earned him a spot on the United States World Cup team to compete in Brisbane, Australia. The United States team also brought home the Silver medal for their 2nd-place finish overall.
1985 brought John to the United States#1 ranking and his first Bulls-Eye News magazine cover. 1987 was when he first retired from the game due to personal reasons and John enjoyed his spare time playing tournament and league softball.
2002 brought on a second retirement from darts and his venture into tournament paintball.
2006 has brought on another resurgence into darts. Enjoying more success at events such as the Wild West Shootout and the San Francisco Open with Open Cricket singles titles for both. 2007 added some semi-final and finals, but the quest for the perfect dart showed in the finishes.
2009 was a quiet year and 2010 brought on some very severe health issues, which left 2011 for John to pretty much learn how to throw a dart all over again.
With lots more ability to travel to compete at tournaments in 2012, John has seen big improvements in his game. John has moved to the east coast of the United States and is now able to compete more often at the tournament level
Stay tuned for more updates on John"s finishes in 2013. John finished 2012 ranked in the top 30 in the United States according to the national rankings for the American Darts Organization, and as of March of 2013, is ranked at #6 in the national rankings.
John is also beginning 2013 with a new sponsor, the Puma Darts Company out of New Zealand as a Shot! Ambassador.
Stay tuned for more success in 2013.