Matt Campbell (darts player)

Matt Campbell
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Campbell
Nickname	"Ginja Ninja"
Born	(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35) [1] Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since	2014
Darts	22g Galaxy
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	( PDC ) 55 (18 March 2025) [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 (x5) 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 competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Campbell won the 2024 North American Darts Championship. He also won threee titles on the PDC Challenge Tour, and five titles on the CDC Pro Tour. Campbell has been the runner-up in a Players Championship event twice, in 2022 and 2024. His best major performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2022 Players Championship Finals.

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. ^[5] 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. ^[6] He followed up his first victory with a 3–2 win over thirteenth seed James Wade in the second round. ^{[7] [8]} He was defeated 4–1 by Luke Littler in the third round. ^{[9] [10]}

In 2024, Campbell won the North American Darts Championship by defeating Stowe Buntz 6–4 in the final. ^[11] 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. ^[12]

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. ^[13] Campbell won his first-round match 3–2 against Mensur Suljović but was eliminated by Ryan Searle in the second round. ^{[14] [15]}

World Championship results

PDC

• 2020: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)
• 2021: First round (lost to Scott Waites 2–3)
• 2022: First round (lost to Adrian Lewis 1–3)
• 2023: First round (lost to Danny Baggish 0–3)
• 2024: Third round (lost to Luke Littler 1–4)
• 2025: Second round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R
UK Open	DNQ		1R	4R	3R	4R
Grand Slam	DNQ	RR	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	DNQ		3R	2R	DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Cup	QF	1R	1R	2R	RR
World Series Finals	DNQ		2R	DNQ
Career statistics
Season-end ranking	125	111	75	48	54

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2022	Did not qualify			ADO 1R	Did not qualify
2023	DNQ		IDO 2R	GDG 1R	ADO 2R	DDC DNQ	BDO 3R	CDO 1R	EDG DNQ	EDM 1R	DNQ
2025	BDO 3R	EDT DNQ	IDO	GDG DNQ	ADO	EDG	DDC	EDO	BSD	FDT	CDO	HDT	SDT	GDC

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
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	DNP		LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 1R	HIL F	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	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
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Matt Campbell player profile". Mastercaller.
2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
3. "Long shot Canadian, the 'Ginger Ninja,' in London seeking world darts title". Radio Canada International . 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. "Williams and Campbell top Unicorn Challenge Tour Orders of Merit". Professional Darts Corporation . 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
6. "Humphries eases through on Day Three at Alexandra Palace". Professional Darts Corporation . 17 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
7. "James Wade knocked out of World Darts Championship in second round by Matt Campbell". Sky Sports . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
8. "Van Gerwen begins title bid, as Wade crashes out". Professional Darts Corporation . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
9. Hope, Russell (28 December 2023). "Luke Littler wins again, as teenager reaches World Darts Championship fourth round". Sky News . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
10. "PDC World Championship 2024: Teenager Luke Littler beats Matt Campbell to reach last 16". BBC Sport . 27 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
11. Gill, Samuel (2 June 2024). "Matt Campbell captures title at North American Darts Championship but doesn't receive Ally Pally spot for this reason". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
12. Phillips, Josh (1 June 2024). "Campbell claims North American Championship title". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
13. Gorton, Josh (25 November 2024). "Campbell, De Zwaan, Slevin, Griffin secure last Ally Pally spots". Professional Darts Corporation .
14. "Canadian Matt Campbell advances at Paddy Power World Darts Championship". The Hamilton Spectator . 19 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
15. "Canada's Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell beaten at world darts championship in London". Times Colonist . 22 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

• Player profile for Matt Campbell from Dartsdatabase