Raymond Smith (darts player)
{{short description|Australian darts player (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox darts player
| name = Raymond Smith
| image =
| fullname =
| nickname="Guru"
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|6}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| hometown =
| since = 2004
| darts = 22g Shot Signature
| laterality = Right-handed
| music="Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
| BDO = 2008, 2015–2017
| PDC = 2018–
| WDF = 2021–
| currentrank = {{WDF Rankings|Raymond Smith}}
| BDO World = Last 32: 2017
| World Masters = Last 32: 2016
| PDC World = Last 16: 2022
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| Grand Prix =
| UK Open =
| Premier League =
| World Series Finals = Last 24: 2018
| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap
| ADA Tour | 2025 (x4)
| Australian Darts Open | 2022
| Australian Classic | 2015
| New South Wales Open | 2015
| North Queensland Classic | 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024
| Challenger Classic | 2021
| Pacific Masters | 2023
| Sunshine State Classic | 2016, 2022
| DPA Pro Tour | 2018 (x5), 2022 (x4)
| DPA Satellite Finals | 2021, 2022
| MODUS Super Series 2 | 2023
}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Darts}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | WDF World Cup}}
{{MedalGold | 2017 Kobe | Men's team}}
{{MedalCompetition | WDF Asia-Pacific Cup}}
{{MedalGold | 2016 Osaka | Team event}}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Osaka | Men's pairs}}
}}
Raymond Smith (born 6 December 1979) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
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|date=October 2021}}
= 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.{{cite web|title=Aussie Smith Seals World Championship Spot
|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/09/07/aussie-smith-seals-world-championship-spot|publisher=PDC|date=7 September 2018}} 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,{{cite web |last1=Banks |first1=Jamie |title=2018 Melbourne Darts Masters Day One |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/08/10/2018-melbourne-darts-masters-day-one |publisher=PDC |accessdate=7 September 2018}} and the 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters where he beat Michael Smith before being knocked out by Peter Wright.{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Dave |title=2018 Brisbane Darts Masters Day One |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/08/17/2018-brisbane-darts-masters-day-one |publisher=PDC |accessdate=7 September 2018}}
Raymond Smith qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship and reached the last 16 losing to Mervyn King 4-3. He beat Jamie Hughes, Devon Petersen and Florian Hempel along the way.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
On 4 February 2023, Smith won the second edition of the MODUS Super Series beating Matt Clark in the final in a last leg decider.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
Personal life
Raymond has a son, Ky Smith, who is also a professional darts player. In the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, they became the first father-son duo to compete at a World Championship.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
World Championship results
= BDO =
- 2017: First round (lost to Geert De Vos 0–3)
= PDC =
- 2019: First round (lost to Alan Tabern 2–3)
- 2022: Fourth round (lost to Mervyn King 3–4)
- 2023: First round (lost to Karel Sedláček 0–3)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=6978 Profile and stats on Darts Database]
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Category:Australian darts players
Category:British Darts Organisation players