Danny Baggish

Daniel "Danny" Baggish (born 19 August 1983) is a Guamanian–born American professional darts player. He currently has a PDC tour card, after being the only American player to win one at Q-School in 2021.[3] He is a sponsored by Target Darts, and has been a member of Team Target since 2019.[4]

Danny Baggish
Personal information
NicknameThe Gambler
Born (1983-08-19) 19 August 1983[1]
Hagåtña, Guam
Home townLakeland, Florida
Darts information
Playing darts since2003
Darts23g Target Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2011–2019
PDC2007–2008, 2019–
WDF2020
Current world ranking88 (May 1, 2022)[2]
BDO majors – best performances
World MastersLast 64: 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2021
UK OpenLast 96: 2022
Other tournament wins
ADO Choo Choo Classic 2013
ADO Corsairs Of The Caribbean 2016
ADO Early Bird Tune-Up 2013, 2014
ADO Firecracker Open 2013
ADO Johnathan Souders Florida Open 2018
ADO Savannah Area Charities Open Tourney 2013
ADO Seminole Shoot Out 2012, 2014
CDC Pro Tour Philadelphia 2019
North American Darts Championship 2019
Witch City Open 2019

Career

He first came to prominence in 2019, when he was one of 8 North American qualifiers who played in the 2019 US Darts Masters, where he lost 6–1 to Daryl Gurney in the first round. He went on to defeat Elliot Milk and Leonard Gates, before beating Jeff Smith in the final of the North American Darts Championship which meant he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.[5]

He then won a CDC Pro Tour event in Philadelphia, defeating Joe Huffman in the final.

Baggish became the first American player to qualify for a PDC European Tour event by qualifying for the 2022 German Darts Grand Prix.[6] At the tournament, he beat Thomas Junghans to become the first American to win a European Tour game.[7]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline
Tournament201920202021
World Masters L64 DNP
PDC World Championship DNP 2R 3R

References
  1. "Danny Baggish - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. "Danny Baggish". dannybaggish.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. "Danny Baggish". Target Darts. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  5. "Baggish Bags Dafabet North American Championship Title". PDC.
  6. "ET2, ET3 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. "https://twitter.com/theredbit180/status/1515399615679508487". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-04-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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