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Raymond Smith
“The Guru”
Raymond Smith is an Australian player from Brisbane who won the 2022 WDF Australian Darts Open and reached the last 16 of the 2022 PDC World Championship. Darts Online stocks his Shot Guru, a 90% tungsten steel tip dart.
- Country
- Australia
- Born
- 1979
- Darts brand
- Shot
- Dart weight
- 22g
- Throws
- Right-handed
- Walk-on
- Can't Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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About Raymond Smith
Titles and achievements
- ADA Tour events 2025, 2026
- Pacific Masters 2023
- MODUS Super Series 2023
- Australian Darts Open (WDF) 2022
- Sunshine State Classic 2016, 2022
- North Queensland Classic 2015, 2016, 2021
- WDF World Cup 2017 (Australia men's team)
Who is Raymond Smith?
Raymond Smith is a professional darts player from Brisbane, Queensland, born in 1979. He throws right-handed and plays both PDC and WDF events. He started on the BDO circuit and made his stage debut at the 2017 BDO World Championship at Lakeside, losing in the first round to Geert De Vos. His son Ky Smith also plays professionally.
How did Raymond Smith break through?
In 2018 he topped the DartPlayers Australia rankings to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Championship. That year he also beat Michael Smith in the first round of the Brisbane Darts Masters on the World Series.
His best PDC run came at the 2022 World Championship. He beat Jamie Hughes, Devon Petersen and Florian Hempel to reach the last 16, then lost 4-3 in sets to Mervyn King after leading 3-1. In August 2022 he won the WDF Australian Darts Open in Moama, beating Haupai Puha 10-9 in the final. He added the Pacific Masters and a MODUS Super Series title in 2023.
How has Raymond Smith played in 2026?
He won all four events on the opening weekend of the Australian Darts Association (ADA) Tour in June 2025. In February 2026 he hit the first nine-darter in ADA Tour history at Mandurah and won two titles that weekend, and he had five ADA Tour titles in 2026 by July. In August 2026 he reached the semi-finals of the New Zealand Darts Masters, beating Stephen Bunting 6-2 and Adam Leek 6-3 before losing 7-2 to Gerwyn Price. He then lost 6-3 to Gian van Veen at the Australian Darts Masters.
At the 2025 WDF World Championship at Lakeside he reached the last 16, losing 3-1 to Jenson Walker.
What darts does Raymond Smith use?
Smith is sponsored by Shot and plays a 22g Shot signature dart, the Guru from Shot's Pro Series. It is a 90% tungsten straight barrel, 48mm long and 6.3mm wide, with a ring grip and centre-weighted balance. Shot supplies it with 35mm black points, Tao black carbon in-between shafts with rings and Pro Series No. 6 small standard flights.
Frequently asked questions
What weight darts does Raymond Smith use?
He plays 22g darts. The Shot Guru is made in 22g only.
Who sponsors Raymond Smith's darts?
Shot. His signature dart is the Guru, part of Shot's Pro Series.
What is Raymond Smith's nickname?
The Guru, which is also the name of his Shot signature dart.
What is Raymond Smith's walk-on song?
Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
Is Raymond Smith left or right-handed?
He throws right-handed.
Is Ky Smith related to Raymond Smith?
Yes. Ky Smith is his son and also plays professionally.
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