Ross Smith (darts player)
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Smith at the 2024 World Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Nickname | "Smudger" | ||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1989 Dover, Kent, England | ||||||||||
| Home town | Deal, Kent, England | ||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Unicorn | ||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses "Red Light Spells Danger" by Billy Ocean | ||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||
| BDO | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||
| PDC | 2005–2006, 2012–2016, 2018– (Tour Card: 2012–2016, 2018–) | ||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 14 (19 June 2025) | ||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2011 | ||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 40: 2011 | ||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 32: 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2024 | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||
| UK Open | Quarter Final: 2019 | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2022, 2024 | ||||||||||
| European Championship | Winner (1): 2022 | ||||||||||
| PC Finals | Semi Final: 2024 | ||||||||||
| Masters | Last 16: 2023 | ||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 24: 2018, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
Players Championships (x5)
PDC Challenge Tour
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Ross Smith (born 12 January 1989) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number fifteen; he reached a peak ranking of world number nine in 2024. Nicknamed "Smudger", Smith won his first PDC major title at the 2022 European Championship, defeating Michael Smith 11–8 in the final. He reached his second major semi-final at the 2024 Players Championship Finals. Smith has won a total of six PDC ranking titles in his professional career.
Smith was a one-time quarter-finalist in the British Darts Organisation's BDO World Championship, reaching the last eight at the 2011 event.