Matt Campbell (darts player)
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| Matt Campbell | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Matthew Campbell | ||||||||
| Nickname | "Ginja Ninja" | ||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1989[1] 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– | ||||||||
| Current world ranking | 51  (14 April 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 | |||||||||
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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.
Career[edit]
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]
World Championship results[edit]
PDC[edit]
- 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)
Performance timeline[edit]
PDC
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 ranking | 125 | 111 | 75 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 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 | |||||||
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| DNP | Did not play in the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | WD | Withdrew from the event | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References[edit]
- ^ "Matt Campbell - Mastercaller".
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 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.