Jeff Smith (darts player)
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| Full name | Jeff Smith | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Silencer | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 November 1975 Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town |
Quispamsis, New Brunswick Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | New Orleans Is Sinking by The Tragically Hip | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2014– | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2011–2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner-Up: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 48: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Darts Trophy | Semi-Finals: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stages: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Smith (born 6 November 1975) is a Canadian darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. His nickname is The Silencer. He reached the Semi-finals of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the following year reached the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship where he faced Scott Waites.
Career
BDO
In his first tournament Smith reached the Semi-Final of the Canada National Championships in 1996,[1] he won the tournament in 2008 beating Jeff Noble.[2]
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.[3]
BDO return
In 2014, he returned to the BDO, and won the Halifax Open and the Canadian Open.[4][5] 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.[6] Smith followed this good run by reaching the semi-finals of the 2015 BDO World Trophy, losing to Jeffrey de Graaf.[7] He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, and entered the preliminary stage, where he beat Matthew Medhurst 3–0 with a 130 checkout. He played Martin Adams in the first round, winning 3–0. In the second round, be beat Brian Dawson 4–1. He played Dennis Harbour in the Quarter-Finals, winning 5–2 to reach the Semi-Finals. He played Richard Veenstra and won 6–5 to reach his first Final, where he played Scott Waites. In the final, Smith lost to Waites 7-1. In the post match interview, Smith promised to return next year. He received the runners up cheque of £35,000.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2015: Semi-Finals (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–6)
- 2016: Runner-up (lost to Scott Waites 1–7)
References
- ↑ 1996 Canada National Championships. DartsDatabase
- ↑ 2008 Canada National Championships Results. DartsDatabase
- ↑ 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts Results. DartsDatabase
- ↑ 2014 Halifax Open. DartsDatabase
- ↑ 2014 Canadian Open. DartsDatabase
- ↑ 2015 BDO World Championship Results. DartsDatabase
- ↑ 2015 BDO World Trophy Results. DartsDatabase