Ross Smith (darts player)

Ross Smith
Personal information
Nickname"Smudger"
Born (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989
Dover, Kent, England
Home townDeal, Kent, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2003
Darts22g Unicorn
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses
"Red Light Spells Danger" by Billy Ocean
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2007–2011
PDC2005–2006, 2012–2016, 2018–
(Tour Card: 2012–2016, 2018–)
Current world ranking(PDC) 14 (19 June 2025)
WDF major events – best performances
World ChampionshipQuarter Final: 2011
World MastersLast 40: 2011
PDC premier events – best performances
World ChampionshipLast 32: 2022, 2023, 2024
World MatchplayQuarter Final: 2024
World Grand PrixLast 16: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
UK OpenQuarter Final: 2019
Grand SlamLast 16: 2022, 2024
European ChampionshipWinner (1): 2022
PC FinalsSemi Final: 2024
MastersLast 16: 2023
World Series FinalsLast 24: 2018, 2024
Other tournament wins

Players Championships (x5)

Players Championship (Barnsley) 2023 (x2)
Players Championship (Coventry) 2021
Players Championship (Hildesheim) 2025
Players Championship (Milton Keynes) 2024

PDC Challenge Tour

PDC Challenge Tour 2013 (x4)

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.