Danny Lauby Jr.

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Danny Lauby
Danny Lauby II.jpg
Lauby in 2021
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Lauby Junior
Born (1992-12-11) December 11, 1992 (age 31) [1]
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Home townTerre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since2001
Darts22g Target
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music"Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2010–
WDF 2022–2023
Current world ranking 101 Steady2.svg (21 April 2024) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter Final: 2023
World Masters Semi Final: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2021, 2022
UK Open Last 64: 2024
Other tournament wins
ADO Youth Ch'ship 2008
ADO Buckeye Open 2016
ADO Music City Classic 2018
Cherry Bomb International 2022
Cleveland Extravaganza 2022
Indiana State Ch'ship 2018, 2019, 2020
Oregon Open 2022
Seacoast Open 2022
Witch City Open 2022
World Cup Qualifier 2020
UK Open Rileys Qualifier 2022
CDC Continental Cup 2019
CDC Pro Tour 2017, 2019,
2021 (x2)
PDC North American Qualifier 2018, 2020
Danny Lauby 2023.jpg

Daniel Lauby Jr. (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation. He is the son of fellow darts player Dan Lauby.

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Career

2018

Lauby made his World Series of Darts debut at the 2018 US Darts Masters, where he lost to James Wade 6–5 in a deciding leg.

2019

Lauby went to PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School, entering the 2019 UK Q–School) attempting to earn a PDC Tour Card, but lost in the final on the second day of qualification, thereby failing to win a card.

In October Lauby beat Gary Mawson in the finals to win the CDC North American Continental Cup. This win ultimately lead to Lauby qualifying for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.

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.

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 Gary Mawson, 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 World Championship for a second year running and a place at the CDC Continental Cup on November 20.

2022

In January 2022 Lauby played again at Q-School [3] 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. [4]

2024

After attending PDC Qualifying School, in an effort to earn his PDC Tour Card in consecutive years since 2018, Lauby finally won a card in 2024 by finishing 6th on the UK Q-School Order of Merit. [5]

World Championship results

PDC

WDF

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament20202021202220232024
PDC World Championship DNQ 1R 1R DNQDNP
UK Open DNQ 3R 1R 4R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts 1R 2R DNQ
WDF Ranked televised events
WDF World Championship PDCNHDNQ QF
Winmau World Masters NH SF NH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking125126211147
WDF Year-end ranking-5410
Performance timeline legend
DNPDid not play in the event#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. "Danny Lauby-JNR - Mastercaller".
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. "2022 PDC Qualifying School final entries, exemptions & info confirmed". PDC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. "Lauby, Portela & Leung win through opening Rileys Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. Gorton, Josh (January 14, 2024). "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". PDC. Retrieved January 14, 2024.