Michael Smith is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 darts

Darts

Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...

 player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation

Professional Darts Corporation

The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...

 events.

Smith reached the last 32 of the 2010 UK Open

2010 UK Open Darts

The 2010 Rileys Darts Zones UK Open was the eighth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion...

, knocking out Peter Manley

Peter Manley

Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...

 and Matt Clark

Matt Clark (darts player)

Matt Clark is an English darts player who competes for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly played for the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname Superman for his matches.-Darting history:...

 before losing to Mervyn King. He was one of a number of young players to make a significant impact in the tournament, along with William O'Connor

William O'Connor (darts player)

William O'Connor is an Irish darts player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.He first came to prominence in the 2010 UK Open when he impressively defeated Stuart Monaghan in the First Round by 6 legs to 0...

, Arron Monk

Arron Monk

Arron Monk is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is the son of fellow professional darts player and former World Masters winner Colin Monk...

 and Reece Robinson

Reece Robinson (darts player)

Reece Robinson is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.Robinson came to prominence in major darts at the 2010 UK Open along with fellow young players Joe Cullen, William O'Connor and Arron Monk. He reached the last 64 before losing to PDC World...

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He was the number four seed for the 2010 PDC Under-21 World Championship

2010 PDC Under-21 World Championship

The 2010 PDC Under-21 World Championship was the first edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 14 and 21....

, and lost in the quarter-finals to Benito van de Pas.

On February 26, 2011, Smith hit a nine-dart finish in a PDC Youth Tour event in Barnsley

Barnsley

Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...

, against Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17...

. He eventually won through to the final, where he lost to Shaun Griffiths

Shaun Griffiths

Shaun Griffiths is an English darts player.Griffiths won consecutive Winmau World Youth Masters titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, he won the British Teenage Open, and reached the quarter-finals of the PDC Under-21 World Championship....

. The following day, he won his first PDC Pro Tour

PDC Pro Tour

The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . They comprise Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.-Players Championships:...

 event, defeating Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter...

 6-5 in the final of the 2011 UK Open

2011 UK Open Darts

The 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open was the ninth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion...

 Qualifier 2

2011 UK Open Qualifier 2

The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 2 was the second of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Sunday February 27.-Prize Money :-Draw:...

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Smith is now a full time professional on the PDC darts Circuit

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