Ross Smith (darts player)

Ross Smith
Personal information
Nickname"Smudger"
Born (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989
Chatham, Kent, England
Home townDover, Kent, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2003
Darts22g Unicorn
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Red Light Spells Danger" by Billy Ocean
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2007–2011
PDC2005–2006; 2012–present
(Tour Card: 2012–2016; 2018–)
Current world ranking(PDC) 14 (15 March 2026)
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, 2026
World Series FinalsQuarter-final: 2025
Other tournament wins

Players Championships (×7)

2021, 2023 (×2), 2024, 2025 (×2), 2026

PDC Youth Events

PDC Development 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 ranked world number fourteen; 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 and has finished as runner-up in three events on the PDC European Tour. Smith has won a total of 8 PDC ranking titles in his professional career.

Smith previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events, and reached the quarter-finals of the BDO World Championship in 2011. In 2013, Smith won four titles on the PDC Development Tour, the most of any player that year.