Daniel Lauby Jr. (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional darts player who plays in

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(PDC) and

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(WDF) events. He is the son of fellow darts player

Dan Lauby Daniel Lauby (sometimes referred to as Dan Lauby Snr; born March 6, 1960) is an American professional darts player who played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. His son Danny Lauby Jr. is also a professional darts player. Career ...

Career

Lauby made his

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debut at the

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, where he lost to

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in a last leg decider. He then went to PDC Qualifying School to earn his PDC Tour Card in 2019, but lost in the final on the second day of qualification and failed to gain a Tour Card. In October 2019 Lauby beat Gary Mawson in the finals to win the CDC North American Continental Cup. This win ultimately lead to Lauby qualifying to represent North America in the PDC World Championships beginning in December 2020. At the end of 2019, Lauby held 5th place on the CDC North American Two Year Order of Merit and 6th place for the 2019 CDC North American Order of Merit for the year. Lauby has attended PDC Qualifying School, in an effort to earn his PDC Tour Card in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021. In the CDC USA Tour 2021, Lauby won two events and reached a final in six events. Lauby won the first two events by beating Leonard Gates and

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, 6–2 and 6–1 respectively, but lost the final of the third event to Leonard Gates, 5–6. He topped the year-end rankings and secured a place in the

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for a second year running and a place at the CDC Continental Cup on November 20. In January 2022 Lauby played again the Q-School. He qualified as first of the First Stage ranking for the Final Stage, but still failed to reach his goal Tour Card. But two weeks later he qualified via the Riley's Amateur Qualifier in Chorlton-cum-Hardy for the UK Open 2022, where he lost after wins over Niko Springer and Paul Hogan in the third round to Andy Boulton.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2021: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 2–3) * 2022: First round (lost to William O'Connor 2–3)

WDF

* 2023:

Performance timeline

PDC

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people American darts players Professional Darts Corporation associate players People from Terre Haute, Indiana PDC World Cup of Darts American team {{US-darts-bio-stub