Daria Pająk

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Daria Pająk (born 11 January 1993), a professional bowling player from Poland, is an athlete on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour in the United States. She moved from Poland to US in 2012 to join the bowling program at Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida. In 2017, she went professional and won her first PWBA title in the same season while being named 2017 Rookie of the Year.

She's currently a pro staff member for 900 Global, Turbo Grips and Logo Infusion.

Bowling career[]

Daria was born in Piła to Bozena and Miroslaw Pająk, a former bodybuilder.^[1] She was 6 years old when the first bowling centre opened in Poznań, Poland in 1999.^[2] At the age of 11 she won her first National Youth Championship and was selected to represent Poland in the European Youth Championship.

When she was 16 she won every Major Championships in Poland, both youth and adult. Outside of Poland she had some struggles on the lanes but thanks to hard work from coach Costas Mitsingas she took some major steps. They worked together for a few years and in 2012 Daria went to Webber International University in the U.S.A. In four years of college she was a part of a team who won NAIA championship twice and the Intercollegiate Team Championships,^[3] the biggest title of college bowling.

After college she, participated in a few tournaments on the PWBA Tour and PBA Tour. Daria performed well, and some bowling companies signed her as a pro staff athlete. She qualified second for the USBC Queens, made match play at the U.S. Women's Open and finished in the top eight at the PBA World Series of Bowling Cheetah Championship.

With a great start after college she decided to apply for a pro card and bowl on the PWBA Tour professionally. She won her first PWBA title in the 2017 PWBA Greater Detroit Open,^[4] and finished second to USBC Hall of Famer Liz Johnson in the U.S. Women's Open.^[5]

She was named PWBA Rookie of the Year in 2017.^[6]

In 2018, she continued the PWBA tour in USA, and also appeared in some European Bowling Tour (EBT) tournaments.

In June 2021, Pajak was invited to participate in the PBA King of the Lanes: Empress Edition event that was televised nationally in the US on Fox Sports 1. She won her first challenge match and held the Empress position for two more rounds, earning $25,000.^[7]

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