Danny Lauby

**Daniel Lauby Junior** (born 11 December 1992) is an American professional darts player who competes in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the son of fellow darts player Dan Lauby.

## Career

Lauby became American Junior Champion with the American Darts Organization in 2008. He took part in the 2013 PDC World Youth Championship and 2014 PDC World Youth Championship, but failed to win a single game. Lauby initially played at the American Darts Organization and Championship Darts Corporation tournaments, where he won his first tournament in 2016. Two years later he qualified for the North American Darts Championship and the 2018 US Darts Masters, where he lost to James Wade in the decider leg.

Since the North American Darts Championship could not be held in 2020 due to the epidemic crisis, Lauby was qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship as the winner of the 2019 CDC Continental Cup. He also made his debut at the 2020 World Cup of Darts together with Chuck Puleo. In 2021, he lost the final of the Cherry Bomb International against Jules van Dongen. He also lost the final at the Virginia Beach Classic, but this time against Leonard Gates. Before that, Lauby played in three finals during the first weekend of the USA Series, winning two of them. With this performance he qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. There he met William O'Connor in the first round, against whom he narrowly lost by 2–3 in sets.

In 2022, he qualified for the 2022 UK Open via the Riley's Amateur Qualifier. After victories over Niko Springer and Paul Hogan, he narrowly lost to Andy Boulton in the third round. In early May, Lauby won the Cleveland Extravaganza, beating Larry Butler in the final. At the end of the month he also won both Oregon Open, here with a victory over Rory Hansen. Lauby also managed to qualify as a regional qualifier for the 2022 US Darts Masters, but lost to Jonny Clayton in the first game. In November, Lauby won the Seacoast Open. In the final he beat Jason Brandon. At the beginning of December, he also took part in the 2022 World Masters. He played his way to the semi-finals, which he lost to the tournament winner Wesley Plaisier. At the World Open, which took place on the same weekend, Lauby made it to the quarter-finals. Here he lost to Kai Fan Leung.

At the end of April 2023, Lauby competed at the 2023 WDF World Cup for United States. In the singles competition, Lauby advanced to third round, where he lost to Haupai Puha. In doubles, he and Bruce Robbins were eliminated in first match. In team competition, United States made it to the second round, where they lost to the Czechia. In December, Lauby played in the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship for the first time as a sixth seed player. In the second round match he confidently defeated Jarno Bottenberg, and in the third round he surprisingly eliminated his compatriot Leonard Gates. In the quarter-finals he lost to Jelle Klaasen by 1–4 in sets.

## World Championship results

### PDC

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

### WDF

* 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–4)