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Radosław "Radek" Szagański (born 17 October 1979) is a Polish-Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a one-time Poznań Open Champion and Polish Champion.

Radek Szagański
Personal information
Full nameRadosław Szagański
Born (1979-10-17) 17 October 1979 (age 45)[1]
Poznań, Poland
Home townCork, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts23g MasterDarts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Whiskey in the Jar" by Metallica
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2010–2013
PDC2014–
(Tour Card 2022-)
WDF2010–2013
Current world ranking97 Steady (24 November 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 24: 2011
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2024
UK OpenLast 96: 2023
PC FinalsLast 32: 2023
Other tournament wins
Poznań Open 2011
Polish Ch'ship 2013

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2023

Career

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Szagański appeared independently from 2008 at various events, primarily in Poland and Republic of Ireland where he lives. He reached semi-finals of the Limerick Classic. His first attempt to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship in 2010 was not crowned with success. In October 2010, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters, when he won the first round match 3–1 in sets against Chris Scutt. In the second round he lost 1–3 in sets to Andy Boulton.

In August 2011, he played at the Poznań Open which his first and only international trophy of World Darts Federation. In the final he defeat Oto Zmelík. Good form influenced the results in the 2011 Winmau World Masters. On the first day of the competition, he defeated Loris Polese, Craig Robertson, Lee Whitworth and Jim Withers. In the fifth round he lost to Christian Kist 1–3 in sets. In the following years, Szagański's results at the World Masters differed from previous years. In the 2012 Winmau World Masters he lost to Harry Todman in his first match. In the 2013 Winmau World Masters he beat Cor Dekker in preliminary round, but lost to Gary Harding in the first round.

In 2013, Szagański became the Polish Champion, defeating Tomasz Mikołajczyk in the final. In 2014, he was able to reach the quarter-finals of the Police Masters.

Szagański attempted to qualify for the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship. He reached the final of the Irish Tom Kirby Memorial, a win in the tournament would have earned him a spot in the preliminary round of the PDC World Darts Championship.[3] Unfortunately for him, he lost the match 2–6 in legs to Daryl Gurney. He was just as close to qualifying in 2016, when he lost 5–6 in legs to Mick McGowan.

2022

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After a few years of break in activity at the international level, Szagański successfully gained a two-year PDC Tour Card at 2022 European Q-School by finishing sixth on the European Q-School Order of Merit. In his debut on PDC European Tour stage in April at the 2022 Austrian Darts Open, he lost 1–6 to Danny Jansen in the first round. A month later he played at the 2022 European Darts Grand Prix, he lost 1–6 to Mickey Mansell in the first round. In June, he was close to his first victory in a PDC European Tour tournament at the 2022 European Darts Matchplay, but he lost 5–6 to Scott Williams in the first round.

2023

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In 2023 Szagański won Players Championship 27, winning matches against Dimitri van den Bergh and Jonny Clayton before beating Connor Scutt 8–5 in the final.[4]

2024

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At the World Championship, Szagański won his first-round match 3–2 in sets against Marko Kantele. He was defeated in the second round by Raymond van Barneveld 3–1.

At European Q-School, Szagański regained his PDC Tour Card by finishing third on the European Q-School Order of Merit.[5]

In February, on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour, Szagański achieved a surprise 6–5 victory over Luke Littler in the second round of Players Championship 2. He was defeated by Ryan Joyce 6–2 in the third round.[6][7]

In the PDC ET01 Tour Card Holder Qualifier for the 2024 Belgian Darts Open Szagański was whitewashed, 6–0 by Littler.[8]

Personal life

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Szagański works as a bus driver for Bus Éireann in Cork. He lives in Cobh.[9]

World Championship results

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship Did not qualify 2R
UK Open Did not qualify 2R 3R 1R
Players Championship Finals Did not qualify 2R
Non-ranking televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts Did not qualify 2R
WDF Ranked televised events
World Masters 2R 5R 1R 1R Did not qualify PDC
Year-end ranking (PDC) 114 68

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2022 IDO
DNP
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
1R
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
1R
DDC
DNQ
EDM
1R
HDT
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
BSD
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDO
1R
GDC
DNQ
FDT
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
SDT
DNQ
CDO
DNQ


PDC Players Championships

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
2022 BAR
2R
BAR
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
2023 BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
LEI
SF
LEI
2R
HIL
3R
HIL
2R
LEI
QF
LEI
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
W
BAR
4R
BAR
QF
BAR
3R
2024 WIG
1R
WIG
3R
LEI
1R
LEI
1R
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
LEI
1R
LEI
SF
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
MIL
4R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
3R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
4R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
LEI
2R
LEI
2R
Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
Prel.
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round
DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

References

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  1. ^ "Radek Szagański - Mastercaller".
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Mighty Mike Seals Dublin Double". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ Gorton, Josh (20 October 2023). "Surprise package Szaganski causes a sensation with PC27 success". PDC.
  5. ^ Gorton, Josh (14 January 2024). "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". PDC. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Players Championship 2 PDC". pdc.tv. 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Luke Littler knocked out in second round of Players Championship in Wigan as Gary Anderson claims victory". Sky Sports. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Littler qualifies for Belgian Darts Open after success in Wigan". Sky Sports. 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Radek Szaganski: Bus Eireann driver who could send Barney packing from World Darts Championship". Extra.ie. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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