# Jeff Smith (darts player)

Jeff Smith (born 6 November 1975) is a Canadian professional darts player. He reached the semi-final of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in the following year where he faced Scott Waites.

## Career

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. 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. 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. Smith followed this good run by reaching the semi-finals of the 2015 BDO World Trophy, losing to Jeffrey de Graaf.
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. In the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship Smith entered in the preliminary round, where he beat Seigo Asada 3–1. In the first round Smith beat Brian Dawson 3–2. In the second round Smith lost 4–1 to Martin Adams.
Smith was a wild card entry into the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. He hit a 170 checkout on his way to a 2–0 win against Luke Humphries in the preliminary round. In the first round Smith lost 3–0 to Gary Anderson. After his first round defeat in the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship he announced ‘I definitely will be playing Q-school this year, based on the current situation. I owe it to my family and my sponsors to carry on playing, wherever it takes me. I will do just that.’ Smith failed to gain a tour card at Q-School. Smith qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the North American Championship, securing his place with a 6–4 win over John Norman Jnr.
On 18 January 2020, Smith regained his PDC Tour Card by beating Seigo Asada 5–4 in the play-off match at day 3 of UK Q-School. He will play on the ProTour in 2020 and 2021.

## 2023

After unsuccessfully attempting to qualify for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship he has lost his tour card and announced that he is taking a break and stepping away from competitive darts.

## World Championship results
### BDO

* 2015: Semi-final (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–6)
* 2016: Runner-up (lost to Scott Waites 1–7)
* 2017: Second round (lost to Martin Adams 1–4)

### PDC

* 2018: First round (lost to Gary Anderson 0–3)
* 2019: First round (lost to Josh Payne 2–3)
* 2021: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 2–3)
* 2022: First round (lost to Ross Smith 0–3)
* 2023: First round (lost to Mike De Decker 1–3)

## Career statistics
### Performance timeline

| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| PDC Ranked televised events ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Championship | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | DNQ |
| UK Open | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | DNP |
| Grand Slam of Darts | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Players Championship Finals | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | WD | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | |
| PDC Non-ranked televised events ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | DNQ |
| World Series of Darts Finals | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 2R |
| BDO Ranked televised events ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | F | 2R | DNQ | DNP | DNQ | NH | DNP | DNP | |
| World Masters | Prel. | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 4R | 3R | 5R | 3R | DNQ | 5R | NH | NH | DNP | NH | |
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNQ | SF | 1R | 2R | DNP | DNP | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | 145 | 165 | 172 | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | Non-PDC | 206 | - | 77 | 53 | 64 | 83 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 2012 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2013 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2020 | BDC DNQ | GDC 2R | EDG DNQ | IDO DNQ |
| 2021 | HDT DNQ | GDT DNQ |
| 2022 | IDO 2R | GDC DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | CDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | DDC DNQ | EDM DNQ | HDT 1R | GDO 1R | BDO 1R | GDT 1R |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | DDC DNQ | BDO 1R | CDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | EDM DNQ | GDO DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDC 1R |
PDC World Series of Darts
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | GER DNP | USA 1R | SHA DNP | AUC DNP | MEL DNP | BRI DNP |
| 2019 | USA 1R | GER DNP | BRI DNP | MEL DNP | NZE DNP |
| 2022 | USA 1R | NOR DNP | DUT DNP | QUE DNP | NSW DNP | NZE DNP |
| 2023 | BAH DNP | NOR DNP | USA F | POL DNP | NZE DNP | NSW DNP |
| 2024 | BAH DNP | DUT DNP | USA QF | NOR DNP | POL DNP | AUS DNP | NZE DNP |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 2011 | HAL DNP | HAL DNP | DER DNP | DER DNP | CRA DNP | CRA DNP | VIE DNP | VIE DNP | CRA DNP | CRA DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | NUL DNP | NUL DNP | ONT 2R | ONT 3R | DER DNP | DER DNP | NUL DNP | NUL DNP | DUB DNP | DUB DNP | KIL DNP | GLA DNP | GLA DNP | ALI DNP | ALI DNP | CRA DNP | CRA DNP | WIG DNP | WIG DNP |
| 2012 | ALI DNP | ALI DNP | REA 2R | REA 1R | CRA DNP | CRA DNP | BIR 2R | BIR 1R | CRA DNP | CRA DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | DUB DNP | DUB DNP | KIL DNP | KIL DNP | CRA DNP | CRA DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP |
| 2013 | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | WIG DNP | WIG DNP | CRA 1R | CRA 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | DUB 1R | DUB SF | KIL 2R | KIL 1R | WIG 1R | WIG QF | BAR 2R | BAR 1R |
| 2020 | BAR F | BAR 4R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 2R | MIL SF | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | COV 1R | COV 2R | COV 4R | COV 3R | COV 1R |
| 2021 | BOL 2R | BOL 4R | BOL 2R | BOL 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 4R | MIL 2R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | NIE 3R | NIE 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 3R | MIL 4R | MIL 1R | COV 1R | COV 1R | COV 4R | COV 1R | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR 3R | BAR 4R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP |
| 2022 | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | NIE 3R | NIE 2R | BAR 1R | BAR QF | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | WIG 1R | WIG 3R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R |
| 2023 | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | LEI DNP | LEI DNP | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | LEI DNP | LEI DNP | HIL QF | HIL 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
Performance Table Legend :
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# | Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage | DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | #R RR L# | Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage | NYF | Not yet founded |

## Career finals
### BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* World Championship (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2016 | World Darts Championship | Scott Waites | 1–7 (s) |

### PDC World Series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* World Series of Darts (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | US Darts Masters | Michael van Gerwen | 0–8 (l) |
* ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.