Ross Smith (darts player)
| Ross Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Smudger |
| Born |
12 January 1989 Chatham, Kent |
| Home town |
Bolton England |
| Darts information | |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2007–2011 |
| PDC | 2005–2006, 2012– |
| Current world ranking | 88 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2011 |
| World Masters | Last 40: 2011 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2014 |
| Grand Slam | Group stage: 2013 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2013, 2014 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| PDC Challenge Tour England | 2013, 2013, 2013, 2013 |
Ross Smith (born 12 January 1989) is an English darts player who plays in PDC events.
Smith began playing in Professional Darts Corporation events in 2005 and made his debut in the Vauxhall Spring Open, reaching the last 16. Smith then reached the final of the WDF Europe Youth Cup, losing to Dutchman Johnny Nijs. Smith had little success afterwards on the PDC circuit and switched to the BDO in 2007. He reached the last 16 of the 2008 British Classic and the 2008 Czech Open.
Smith qualified for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, winning one of five places in the qualifiers in Bridlington. He gained victories over Stuart Kellet, Kevin Simm and Henny van der Ster before beating Scotland's Don Haughton to qualify. He faced Scott Waites in the first round, losing 3-0.
In the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, he beat Tony O'Shea 3-1 in the first round and Willy van de Wiel 4-1 in the second round, before losing to eventual champion Martin Adams 1-5 in the quarter finals. It was announced at the end of the 2012 BDO World Championship that Ross would be one of many players to compete in the rival PDC's 'Q School' the following season. He earned a tour card through the qualifiers Order of Merit. His best result of 2012 came just one week later as he reached the quarter-finals of the second Players Championship and lost 3–6 to Justin Pipe. Smith qualified for three of the five new European Tour events, but lost in the first round on each occasion. He came very close to defeating world number 5 Simon Whitlock in the third event, the European Darts Open as he led 5–2, but went on to lose 5–6.
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