Danny Lauby Jr.
American darts player (born 1992)
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Daniel Lauby Jr. (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 CDC Continental Cup. Lauby formerly played in World Darts Federation (WDF) events, where reached the semi finals of the 2022 World Masters and the quarter-finals at the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship. He is the son of fellow darts player Dan Lauby.
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
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| Full name | Daniel Lauby Junior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 11, 1992[1] Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Target | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2010– (Tour Card: 2024–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2022–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter-final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Semi-final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 96: 2021, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CDC Pro Tour
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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.
2020
Lauby made his debut at the 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts alongside Chuck Puleo after Darin Young had to withdraw.[2] They lost to Austria in the first round.
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 for the Final Stage as first in the First Stage ranking but still failed to reach his goal of a 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]
2023
Lauby qualified for the WDF World Championship and reached the quarterfinals after wins over Jarno Bottenberg and Leonard Gates. He was defeated by Jelle Klaasen in the following round.[5]
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.[6] He qualified for his first PDC European Tour event with the 2024 Austrian Darts Open. He won his first game against Ryan Joyce before losing 6–5 to Peter Wright in the second round.[7]
2025
He reached the fifth round at the 2025 UK Open after defeating Brendan Dolan in a deciding leg in the fourth round.[8] He then lost to Ryan Joyce. At the US Darts Masters, Lauby won a match at the tournament for the first time in four attempts, whitewashing defending champion Rob Cross 6–0 in the opening round.[9]
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: Quarter-finals (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–4)
Performance timeline
[10] WDF
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WDF Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF World Championship | DNQ | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF World Masters | SF | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season-end ranking (WDF) | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC
PDC European Tour [10]
PDC Players Championships [10]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| 2023[nb 1] | Did not participate | HIL QF |
HIL 1R |
LEI DNP |
LEI 3R |
Did not participate | BAR 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 3R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
ROS 1R |
ROS 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
ROS 1R |
ROS 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG |
WIG |
- Not a Tour card holder
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||