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 34) [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–
Current world ranking 48 Decrease2.svg 1 (3 July 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
PDC Challenge Tour 2021 (x3)
WDF K-W Tri City Open 2020
ADO Syracuse Open 2019
North American Darts Championship 2024

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

Matt Campbell (born 29 September 1989) is a Canadian professional darts player from Hamilton, Ontario. He is currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Campbell plays tournaments mainly in North America, in 2019 he won ADO Syracuse Open where he defeated Darin Young in the final. On CDC Pro Tour he finished as the best Canadian player and qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. [3] He played Mark McGeeney of England in the first round, but lost by three sets to one, averaging 88.33 in the match. [4] On CDC Pro Tour he finished as the best Canadian player and qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. He played Scott Waites of England in the first round, but lost by three sets to two.

In 2021, he won three European Challenge Tour tournaments and topped the rankings, 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, losing 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 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.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament20202021202220232024
PDC World Championship 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R
UK Open DNQ 1R 4R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 3R 2R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts QF 1R 1R 2R
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 2R DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking1251117548


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
HDT
GDC


Performance timeline legend
DNPDid not play in the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventWDWithdrew from the event#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Campbell - Mastercaller".
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 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.


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