Steve Smith (darts player)

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Steve Smith
Personal information
Full nameSteven Smith
NicknameSmudger
Born (1979-05-16) 16 May 1979 (age 42) [1]
Maidstone, Kent, England
Home town Maidstone, Kent
Darts information
Playing darts since1996
Darts22g Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Everything Is Average Nowadays" by Kaiser Chiefs
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2003–2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 40: 2004
UK Open Last 32: 2007, 2008
Desert Classic Last 16: 2006
Other tournament wins
WDF Europe Cup Youth Boys Overall1997
WDF Europe Cup Youth Boys Pairs1997
WDF Europe Cup Youth Boys Teams1997
Torremolinos Open2022

Steven "Steve" Smith (born 16 May 1979 from Maidstone, Kent) is a former English professional darts player, who played in Professional Darts Corporation events. He has the nickname Smudger.

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Darts career

Smith played in the 2004 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Norman Madhoo of Guyana in the last 48 to reach the last 40 stage, where he lost 3-0 to Mark Dudbridge of England.

Smith’s best performance in a PDC major was arguably his last 16 performance in the 2006 Desert Classic, where he lost 3-0 in sets to Raymond Van Barneveld.

Smith played in his second world championship in the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost 3-0 to Denis Ovens of England in the last 64 stage.

Playing Style

Smith is a consistent scorer and finisher, who is aggressive on high checkouts . His stance incorporates a prominent lean and he throws at a steady pace.

World Championship performances

PDC

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References

  1. "Steven Smith - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.

Player profile on Steve Smith from Dartsdatabase