Michael Smith (darts player)
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| Nickname | Bully Boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1990 St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g Shot Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC | 2008– (Tour Card: 2011–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 20 (1 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Runner Up: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Semi Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Runner Up: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Winner (1): 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | Runner Up: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | Runner Up: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Quarter Final: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Runner Up: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Runner Up: 2018, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour Events (x6)
Players Championships (x11)
UK Open Qualifiers (x3)
World Series of Darts (x3)
Youth Tour
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| 2014 PDC Young Player of the Year 2022 PDC Player of the Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Smith (born 18 September 1990) is an English professional darts player. Nicknamed "Bully Boy", he competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty; he was ranked world number one during the 2023 season. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2023 World Championship after hitting a nine-dart finish in the final. He won his first PDC major title at the 2022 Grand Slam after previously finishing as the runner-up in eight major singles finals, including the World Championship in 2019 and 2022.
He won the World Cup of Darts for England in 2024, partnering Luke Humphries. He has also won three World Series of Darts titles. Smith has won a total of twenty-seven PDC titles; twenty-two ranking and five non-ranking.
In his youth career, Smith won the 2013 PDC World Youth Championship and five Youth Tour titles.