Matt Campbell (darts player) explained

Matt Campbell
Fullname:Matthew Campbell
Nickname:"Ginja Ninja"
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hometown:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Since:2014
Darts:22 Gram Galaxy Barrel Design Signature Barrels
Laterality:Right-handed
Music:"On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons
Pdc:2019–
Pdc World:Last 32: 2024
Grand Slam:Group Stage: 2021
Uk Open:Last 64: 2023
Pc Finals:Last 16: 2022
World Series Finals:Last 16: 2022
Results:CDC Pro Tour

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

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.[2] He played Mark McGeeney of England in the first round, but lost by three sets to one, averaging 88.33 in the match.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

In 2024, Campbell won the North American Darts Championship by defeating Stowe Buntz 6–4 in the final.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC World Championship1R1R1R1R3R
UK OpenDNQ1R4R
Grand Slam of DartsDNQRRDNQ
Players Championship FinalsDNQ3R2R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of DartsQF1R1R2R
World Series of Darts FinalsDNQ2RDNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking1251117548

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2021HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022IDO
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
2023BSD
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
DNPDid not play in the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventWDWithdrew from the event
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt Campbell - Mastercaller .
  2. Web site: Long shot Canadian, the 'Ginger Ninja,' in London seeking world darts title. 13 December 2019.
  3. Web site: McGeeney sets up Evans tie at World Darts Championship - Darts News . dartsnews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229204758/https://dartsnews.com/mark-mcgeeney-beats-matt-campbell-to-set-up-ricky-evans-meeting-at-world-darts-championship/ . 29 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Humphries eases through on Day Three at Alexandra Palace. www.pdc.tv. 17 December 2023. 27 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Van Gerwen begins title bid, as Wade crashes out. www.pdc.tv. 19 December 2023. 27 December 2023.