Matt Campbell (darts player)

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Matt Campbell
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Campbell
Nickname"Ginja Ninja"
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35) [1]
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Home townHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since2014
Darts22 Gram Galaxy Barrel Design Signature Barrels
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2019–
(Tour Card: 2022–)
Current world ranking 55 Decrease2.svg 3 (24 November 2024) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2024
UK Open Last 64: 2023
Grand Slam Group Stage: 2021
PC Finals Last 16: 2022
World Series Finals Last 16: 2022
Other tournament wins
K-W Tri City Open 2020
North American Championship 2024
PDC Challenge Tour 2021 (x3)
Syracuse Open 2019

CDC Pro Tour

CDC Pro Tour (Brownsburg) 2022
CDC Pro Tour (Moncton) 2021
CDC Pro Tour (Skokie) 2019
CDC Pro Tour (Wheeling) 2019
CDC Pro Tour (Woodstock) 2020

Matthew Campbell (born 29 September 1989) is a Canadian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2024 North American Darts Championship.

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Career

In 2019, Campbell won the ADO Syracuse Open where he defeated Darin Young in the final. On the CDC Pro Tour, he finished as the best Canadian player and qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. [3] He played Mark McGeeney in the first round and lost the match 3-1. [4] On the 2020 CDC Pro Tour he finished as the best Canadian player and qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship, where lost 3-2 to Scott Waites in the first round.

In 2021, he won three PDC European Challenge Tour tournaments and topped the ranking, thus he earned a PDC Tour Card for 2022/2023, a place at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship and a place at the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts. He played in Group F at the Grand Slam and lost all three matches to Mensur Suljovic, José De Sousa and Luke Humphries, finishing last in his group.

He faced Adrian Lewis in the first round of the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. Campbell won the first set, but eventually lost 1-3 and was eliminated.

The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship saw Campbell win his first match at the competition, defeating Lourence Ilagan 3–2 in the first round. [5] He would go on to be defeated 1–4 by Luke Littler in the third round, having followed up his first victory with a win over James Wade. [6]

In 2024, Campbell won the North American Darts Championship by defeating Stowe Buntz 6–4 in the final. The result would've allowed him to automatically qualify for both the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts and the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship. However, under PDC Rule 3.9, Campbell was not eligible to do so, as he held his Tour Card for more than two years.

Despite this setback, Campbell still managed to qualify for the World Championship through the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier, where he defeated Mario Vandenbogaerde 6–1 and Andy Baetens 6–3 before beating Mervyn King in their quarter's final 7–6 in a deciding leg. [7]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R
UK Open DNQ 1R 4R 3R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 3R 2R DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts QF 1R 1R 2R RR
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 2R DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking125111754855

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
1R		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 IDO
2R		 GDG
1R		 ADO
2R		 DDC
DNQ		 BDO
3R		 CDO
1R		 EDG
DNQ		 EDM
1R		 GDO
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNP		 GDG
DNP		 IDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
DNP		 SDT
DNP		 CDO
DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2022 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
F		 WIG
2R		 WIG
DNP		 NIE
3R		 NIE
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R
2023 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
2R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
2R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
2R		 LEI
3R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R
2024 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 LEI
1R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
F		 MIL
2R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
3R		 MIL
2R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
3R		 LEI
2R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
3R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
1R
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Campbell - Mastercaller".
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Long shot Canadian, the 'Ginger Ninja,' in London seeking world darts title". 13 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "McGeeney sets up Evans tie at World Darts Championship - Darts News". dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Humphries eases through on Day Three at Alexandra Palace". www.pdc.tv. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Van Gerwen begins title bid, as Wade crashes out". www.pdc.tv. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Gorton, Josh (25 November 2024). "Campbell, De Zwaan, Slevin, Griffin secure last Ally Pally spots". PDC.tv.
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