Ross Smith (darts player)
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Smith at the 2025 European Championship | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "Smudger" | ||||
| Born | 12 January 1989 Chatham, Kent, England | ||||
| Home town | Dover, Kent, England | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||
| Darts | 22g Unicorn | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Red Light Spells Danger" by Billy Ocean | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| BDO | 2007–2011 | ||||
| PDC | 2005–2006; 2012–present (Tour Card: 2012–2016; 2018–) | ||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 14 (15 March 2026) | ||||
| 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, 2026 | ||||
| World Series Finals | Quarter-final: 2025 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
Players Championships (×7)
PDC Youth Events
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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 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.