Matt Campbell (darts player)

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Campbell
Nickname	"Ginja Ninja"
Born	29 September 1989 (age 35); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Home town	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since	2014
Darts	22 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– ; (Tour Card: 2022–)
Current world ranking	55 3 (24 November 2024)
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 (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 who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2024 North American Darts Championship.

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. 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.

Despite this setback, Campbell still managed to qualify for the World Championship. He did this through the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifiers, 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.^[7]

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: Ongoing

Performance timeline

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

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
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 DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNP	GDG DNP	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	FDT DNQ	HDT DNP	SDT DNP	CDO DNQ

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	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 1R	HIL F	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	MIL 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	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	NYF	Not yet founded

References

^ "Matt Campbell - Mastercaller".
^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Long shot Canadian, the 'Ginger Ninja,' in London seeking world darts title". 13 December 2019.
^ "McGeeney sets up Evans tie at World Darts Championship - Darts News". dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019.
^ "Humphries eases through on Day Three at Alexandra Palace". www.pdc.tv. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Van Gerwen begins title bid, as Wade crashes out". www.pdc.tv. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ Gorton, Josh (25 November 2024). "Campbell, De Zwaan, Slevin, Griffin secure last Ally Pally spots". PDC.tv.

[1] "Matt Campbell - Mastercaller".

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 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.

[7] Gorton, Josh (25 November 2024). "Campbell, De Zwaan, Slevin, Griffin secure last Ally Pally spots". PDC.tv.

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