| Ross Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Smudger |
| Born | 12 January 1989 England |
| Home town | Chatham, Kent England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | - |
| Laterality | right-handed |
| Walk-on music | London Calling by The Clash |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2007 to present |
| PDC | 2005 to 2006 |
| Current world ranking | 88 (BDO) 215 (WDF) |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-Final 2011 |
| World Masters | Last 136 2008 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
Ross Smith (born 12 January 1989) is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.
Smith began playing in Professional Darts Corporation events in 2005 and made his debut in the Vauxhall Spring Open, reaching the last 16. Smith then reached the final of the WDF Europe Youth Cup, losing to Dutchman Johnny Nijs. Smith had little success afterwards on the PDC circuit and switched to the BDO in 2007. He reached the last 16 of the 2008 British Classic and the 2008 Czech Open.
Smith qualified for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, winning one of five places in the qualifiers in Bridlington. He gained victories over Stuart Kellet, Kevin Simm and Henny van der Ster before beating Scotland's Don Haughton to qualify. He faced Scott Waites in the first round, losing 3-0.
In the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, he beat Tony O'Shea 3-1 in the first round and Willy van de Wiel 4-1 in the second round, before losing to eventual champion Martin Adams 1-5 in the quarter finals.