Raymond Smith (darts player)

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Raymond Smith
Personal information
NicknameGuru
Born (1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 42)
Brisbane, Australia
Home townBrisbane, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts22 Gram Shot Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2008, 2015–2017
PDC2018–
WDF2021–
Current world ranking(PDC) NR (28 November 2021)[1]
(WDF) 29 New entry (23 September 2021)[2]
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2017
World MastersLast 32: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2022
Other tournament wins
Central Coast Australian Classic 2015
DPA Australian Pro Tour Brisbane 2018
DPA Australian Pro Tour Hobart 2018 (x2)
DPA Australian Pro Tour New South Wales 2018
DPA Australian Pro Tour Victoria 2018
New South Wales Open 2015
North Queensland Classic 2015, 2016, 2021
Sunshine State Classic 2016
WDF World Cup Team 2017
DPA Satellite Finals 2021

Raymond "Ray" Smith (born 6 December 1979 in Brisbane) is an Australian professional darts player who currently plays in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

Darts career[]

BDO[]

In 2015, Smith won the Central Coast Australian Classic, New South Wales Open and North Queensland Classic. In 2016 he won the Sunshine State Classic and the North Queensland Classic for the second time. He reached the Last 32 of the 2016 World Masters. He qualified for the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Davy Van Baelen in the Preliminary round before losing to Geert De Vos.[citation needed]

PDC[]

Smith competed on the Dartplayers Australia tour in 2018; winning five events and topping the rankings to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.[3] He also competed in two Australia-held events on the 2018 World Series of Darts, the Melbourne Darts Masters where he lost in the first round to Michael van Gerwen,[4] and the 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters where he beat Michael Smith before being knocked out by Peter Wright.[5]

World Championship results[]

BDO[]

PDC[]

References[]

  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Aussie Smith Seals World Championship Spot". PDC. 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ Banks, Jamie. "2018 Melbourne Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ^ Allen, Dave. "2018 Brisbane Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

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