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Full name
  
Jeff Smith

PDC
  
2011–2013

Playing darts since
  
1979

BDO
  
2014–

Home town
  
Saint John

Laterality
  
Right-handed

Role
  
Darts player

Nickname
  
The Silencer

Name
  
Jeff Smith


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Born
  
6 November 1975 (age 48) Canada (
1975-11-06
)

Walk-on music
  
New Orleans Is Sinking by The Tragically Hip

Jeff Smith (born 6 November 1975) is a Canadian darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. His nickname is The Silencer. He reached the Semi-finals of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the following year reached the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship where he faced Scott Waites.

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BDO

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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.

PDC

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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.

BDO return

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.

BDO

  • 2015: Semi Final (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–6)
  • 2016: Runner Up (lost to Scott Waites 1–7)
  • 2017: Last 16 (lost to Martin Adams 1–4)
  • References

    Jeff Smith (darts player) Wikipedia