Who is darts player Radek Szaganski?

RADEK Szaganski has risen to fame through for his sporting skills.

The player has competed around the world and built up his own fan base, but who is he?

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Who is Radek Szaganski?

Radek Szaganski is a Polish-Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

He is a one-time Poznań Open Champion and Polish Champion.

He first appeared independently in 2008 at multiple events, mostly in Poland and Ireland which is where he now lives.

In 2013 he became the Polish Champion, but the years that followed did not go as well for him.

In 2014, Szaganski was able to reach the quarter-finals of the Police Masters and reached the final of the Irish Tom Kirby Memorial.

Unfortunately, he lost before losing again in 2016.

After a few years of taking time off the sport, Szaganski successfully gained a two-year PDC Tour Card in 2022 European Q-School by finishing sixth on the European Q-School Order of Merit.

In his debut on PDC European Tour stage he lost in the first round.

A month later he played at the 2022 European Darts Grand Prix where, again, he lost in the first round.

But, his luck turned in 2023 when he won the Players Championship 27 against Dimitri van den Bergh and Jonny Clayton before beating Connor Scutt 8-5 in the final.

Is Radek Szaganski a bus driver?

The short answer is, yes, Szaganski works as a bus driver.

Aside from being a professional darts player, he also has a day job.

He works in his home town of Cork, Ireland.

Did Radek Szaganski beat Luke Littler?

Yes, Szanski beat fellow darts player Luke Littler in the Players Championship.

He won 6-5 and progressed to the next round.

The surprise win came in the second round of the darts tournament, just one day after Littler hit a nine-darter on his PDC ProTour debut.

The match began well for Littler as he took the opening leg of the match.

The pair went to 3-3 before Littler was broken by Szaganski.

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Szaganski threatened his rival after moving to 5-3 on legs as Littler bit back by levelling up the score to 5-5.

But, Szaganski kept his cool by breaking Littler’s serve again and claiming a 6-5 victory.

However, his overall victory was not meant to be as he went on to lose to Dutch player Raymond van Barneveld in the second round.

Is Radek Szaganski married?

Yes, Szaganski is married.

He moved to Ireland back in 2006 in order to fund his wedding but has lived there ever since.

The darts player tends to keep his personal life private.