Michael Smith (darts player)

Michael Smith
Smith in 2019
Personal information
NicknameBully Boy
Born (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Home townSt Helens, Merseyside, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
DartsShot Michael Smith Achieve 24g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2008–
(Tour Card: 2011–)
Current world ranking(PDC) 19 Increase 1 (18 February 2025)[1]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipWinner (1): 2023
World MatchplayRunner Up: 2019
World Grand PrixSemi Final: 2023
UK OpenRunner Up: 2022
Grand SlamWinner (1): 2022
European Ch'shipRunner Up: 2022
Premier LeagueRunner Up: 2018
PC FinalsQuarter Final: 2020
MastersRunner Up: 2020
World Series FinalsRunner Up: 2018, 2024
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts (team event)2024

European Tour Events

Dutch Darts Championship 2022
European Darts Trophy 2014, 2015
German Darts Grand Prix 2023
Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2017
International Darts Open 2015

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2018, 2021
Players Championship (COV) 2020 (x2)
Players Championship (HIL) 2023, 2024
Players Championship (NIE) 2021, 2022
Players Championship (SPA) 2012
Players Championship (WIG) 2022 (x2)
UK Open Qualifier 2011, 2015, 2018

World Series of Darts

Bahrain Darts Masters 2023
Shanghai Darts Masters 2018
US Darts Masters 2022

Youth tour

PDC World Youth Championship 2013
PDC Youth Tour England 2012 (x5)
Other achievements
2014 PDC Young Player of the Year
2022 PDC Player of the Year[2]
2023 Becomes world number one.

Michael Smith (born 18 September 1990) is an English professional darts player. Nicknamed "Bully Boy", he competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eighteen, having been the world number one during the 2023 season. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2023 World Championship after hitting a nine-dart finish in the final. He won his first PDC major title at the 2022 Grand Slam, having previously finished as the runner-up in nine televised PDC major finals; World Championship in 2019 and 2022, 2019 World Matchplay, Premier League and Masters in 2020, UK Open and European Championship in 2022, 2018 World Series Finals, and the 2019 World Cup of Darts, partnering Rob Cross in the latter. He won the World Cup of Darts for England in 2024, partnering Luke Humphries, and finished as the runner-up in the 2024 World Series Finals. Smith has won a total of twenty-seven PDC titles in his professional career.

In his youth career, Smith won the 2013 PDC World Youth Championship and five Youth Tour titles.

  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ "2023 Annual Awards". Professional Dart Players Association.

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