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Ross Smith

Ross Smith, nicknamed "Smudger", is 37 years old, born on 12 January 1989 in Chatham, Kent, England. World number 15 on the PDC Order of Merit. Walks on to "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac. Throws 22g Unicorn darts, right-handed.

NicknameSmudger
Age37 born 12 January 1989
Born inChatham, Kent, England
Walk-on song"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
Darts22g Unicorn
ThrowsRight-handed

When is Ross Smith playing next?

Next confirmed event: Grand Slam of Darts, 14 to 22 November 2026, live on Sky Sports. Qualified: won the World Series of Darts Finals.

Before that: European Championship, 22 to 25 October 2026. The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.

Coming up on TV

  • 22 to 25 October 2026 European ChampionshipITV4 The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.
  • 14 to 22 November 2026 Grand Slam of DartsSky Sports Qualified: won the World Series of Darts Finals.
  • 27 to 29 November 2026 Players Championship FinalsITV4 The top 64 on this year’s Players Championship Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 6 November.
  • 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 World Darts ChampionshipSky Sports The top 40 on the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship Finals qualify, then 40 more from the ProTour rankings and 48 through international qualifiers. Ross Smith is 15th on the Order of Merit.

Last televised match: lost 3-0 to Gerwyn Price at the 2026 World Grand Prix, averaging 91.1 to 90.8.

World ranking 15
Two-year prize money £567k
Plays for ENG England
Majors won 1 in the last ten years

Ross Smith is ranked 15 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit, with £567,250 of ranking prize money over the previous two years. That is inside the top 16, so they are seeded at the World Championship and exempt into the later rounds of most majors.

Ranking up to the Swiss Darts Trophy, checked 12 October 2026. It moves after every ranking event.

Our rating

1682, 11th of the active players in our darts ratings, from 87 televised matches. Their peak was 1691 points, after the 2026 World Grand Prix.

20182026

Head to head: vs Luke Littler (5 meetings), vs Daryl Gurney (4 meetings), vs Gerwyn Price (4 meetings).

Major titles

Every major on this site that Ross Smith has won. The winners rolls here run back about ten years, so this is titles in that window rather than a career total. Players who were winning majors before then have more.

European Championship 2022
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