| 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 90% tungsten steel tip darts 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 | 2  (8 September 2024)[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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 2 in the world. He is a former world champion, having won the 2023 World Championship.
Smith was the 2013 PDC Under-21 World Champion and has since won 17 titles on the PDC Pro Tour. He won his first PDC major title at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts, having previously been a runner-up at the World Championship (2019 and 2022), the Premier League (2018), the World Matchplay (2019), the European Championship (2022), the UK Open (2022), The Masters (2020), and the World Series Finals (2018).
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "2023 Annual Awards". Professional Dart Players Association.