Michael Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Bully Boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 September 1990 St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | Shot Michael Smith Achieve 24g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2008– (Tour Card: 2011–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | (PDC) 16 (12 January 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Runner Up: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Semi Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Runner Up: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Winner (1): 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | Runner Up: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PC Finals | Quarter Final: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | Runner Up: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Series Finals | Runner Up: 2018, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour Events
Players Championships
World Series of Darts
Youth tour
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Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 Breaks into the world's top 32 for the first time
2014 PDC Young Player of the Year 2015 Breaks into the world's top 16 for the first time 2015 Breaks into the world's top 8 for the first time 2019 Sets his highest televised average with 113.62 at the Grand Slam 2022 PDC Player of the Year[2] 2022 Wins his first major title at the 2022 Grand Slam 2023 Wins his first PDC World Darts Championship, beating Michael van Gerwen, 7–4 in the final, having previously being runner up twice in 2019 and 2022. Smith also becomes only the 2nd player to hit a nine dart finish in the final. 2023 Becomes world number one. 2024 Wins his first PDC World Cup of Darts partnered with Luke Humphries at the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts. |
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 seventeen, having been the world number one during the 2023 season. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2023 World Championship.
Smith was the 2013 PDC Under-21 World Champion and has since won 25 senior PDC titles, including the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts. He won his first PDC major title at the Grand Slam, having been a runner-up at the World Championship in 2019 and 2022, the 2019 World Matchplay, the Premier League and PDC Masters in 2020, the UK Open and European Championship in 2022, the 2018 World Series Finals, and the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts, partnering Rob Cross in the latter.
Smith won the PDC World Cup of Darts for England in 2024, partnering Luke Humphries, and was the runner-up at the 2024 World Series of Darts Finals.