Danny Baggish | |
Nickname: | "The Gambler" |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1983[1] |
Birth Place: | Hagåtña, Guam |
Hometown: | Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
Since: | 2003 |
Darts: | 23g Target Signature |
Laterality: | Right-handed |
Music: | "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers |
Bdo: | 2011–2019 |
Pdc: | 2007–2008, 2019–2022 |
Wdf: | 2020 |
World Masters: | Last 64: 2019 |
Pdc World: | Last 32: 2021 |
Uk Open: | Last 96: 2022 |
World Series Finals: | Last 24: 2022 |
Daniel Baggish (born August 19, 1983) is an American professional darts player. He had a PDC tour card from 2021 to 2022, after being the only American player to win one at Q-School in 2021.[2] He is a sponsored by Target Darts, and has been a member of Team Target since 2019.[3]
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 Championship, which meant he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.[4]
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.[5] At the tournament, he beat Thomas Junghans to become the first American to win a European Tour game.[6]
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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World Masters | L64 | ||||
PDC World Championship | 2R | 3R | |||
World Cup of Darts | 1R | ||||
UK Open | 2R | 3R | |||