Dariusz Marciniak (born 19 December 1982) is a Polish professional

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player who currently plays in

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(WDF) events. He has represented

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at the

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. He is the first Polish medalist of this event, together with

Sebastian Białecki Sebastian Białecki (born 6 December 2003) is a Polish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a current PDC Tour Card holder and a former UK Open quarter-finalist. He previously won two title ...

Career

Marciniak is one of the leading players from the Lubuskie Voivodeship. Thanks to his good performances in domestic Grand Prix tournaments, at the end of September 2022, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the second day of the tournament, he advanced to the finals of the pairs competition where he played together with

. On the way to first medal of this event for

, they defeated, among others rivals from

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and

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) and

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and Nick Kenny). Ultimately, on October 1, they were defeated by the

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pairs

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and Scott Williams by 2–6 in legs. On the third day of the tournament, he lost in the first round match against

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by 1–5 in legs. In the team competition, he did not make it to the final phase. In early December, he made his debut in the 2022 World Masters, but he ended his competition at the group stage, lost all matches.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marciniak, Dariusz 1982 births Living people Polish darts players Sportspeople from Zielona Góra