Jeff Smith (darts player)

Jeff Smith (born 6 November 1975) is a Canadian darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. His nickname is The Silencer.

Career

BDO

In his first tournament Smith reached the Semi-Final of the Canada National Championships in 1996, he won the tournament in 2008 beating Jeff Noble.

PDC

Smith entered the Professional Darts Corporation Q School in January 2011. He won a PDC tour card on the third and final day by defeating Ross Smith 6–2 in his final match. He took part in the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts with John Part.

BDO return

In 2014 he returned to the BDO and won the Halifax Open and the Canadian Open. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and entered the preliminary stage, where he beat Mike Day of New Zealand 3-0, hitting three 100+ checkouts. He then played two-time semi-finalist Wesley Harms in the last 32, winning 3–1 after losing the first set. Smith then beat Gary Robson 4-3 in the last 16, after Robson had recovered from 3-1 down to level the match. In the quarter-finals, Smith caused yet another upset as he beat bookmakers' favourite Robbie Green 5-1, crucially hitting a 160 checkout to win the fourth set with Green waiting on 56. Smith was beaten 6-0 by fourth seed and eventual champion Scott Mitchell in the semi-finals.

World Championship results

BDO

• 2015: Semi Finals (lost to Scott Mitchell 0-6)

External links

• Jeff Smith's profile and stats on Darts Database

References