Andy Smith
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Pie Man |
| nation |
 England
|
| Date of birth | June 22, 1967 |
| place of birth | Bromsgrove , Bromsgrove , England |
| place of residence | Studley , Warwickshire , England |
| Darts | |
| Throwing hand | right |
| darts | 20.5 g Tungsten A180 darts |
| Enema music | "Eat It" by Weird Al Yankovic |
| BDO | 1997-2002 |
| PDC | since 2003 |
| Place in the world rankings | n / A |
| Infobox last updated: July 31, 2017 | |
Andy Smith (born June 22, 1967 in Bromsgrove , England ) is an English darts player who is currently under contract with the PDC . His nickname is The Pieman , which goes back to his training as a baker, and he uses Eat it by Weird Al Yankovic as run-in music.
Career
Smith had his greatest successes to date at so-called "floor events" (non-televised tournaments with many dartboards). Of these he was able to win five.
At the BDO he won the England Open, the Welsh Open and the Norway Open. He then switched to the PDC . His victories at the Scottish and South-West Regional Finals qualified him to participate in the UK Open 2005, and later he qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic, but he was eliminated in the first round.
For the PDC World Championship 2006 Smith could not qualify directly because he did not get a place as 33rd in the world rankings. However, he was still allowed to participate through the PDPA tournaments. After victories over Colin Monk (3: 0) and Ray Carver (4: 3) he reached the round of 16, but lost there 2: 4 against Alan Warriner-Little .
Until October 2007, Smith could not get any more tournament wins in the Pro Tour when he won the PDPA Scottish Players Championship in Irvine against James Wade . He also won the Players Championship in Dinslaken in June 2009. He threw a nine-darter in the quarterfinals and defeated Colin Lloyd in the final .
At the PDC World Championships in 2008 , 2009 and 2010 Smith lost three times in the first round after he was defeated Andy Jenkins 2: 4 in the second round in 2007 . In 2008 he was defeated by Mensur Suljović , in 2009 by Tony Ayres and in 2010 by Darin Young . It was not until 2011 that he was able to get past the first round again when he initially defeated Shane Tichowitsch 3-1 and Andy Hamilton 4-3 . In the second round, however, he was defeated by the eventual finalist Gary Anderson 4-0.
In June 2011 he won the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 6-2 legs against Dave Chisnall . He previously defeated Wayne Atwood 6-5, James Richardson 6-5, Alan Tabern 6-3 and Andy Hamilton 6-2. In the quarterfinals he knocked out Gary Anderson 6-1, and in the semifinals he beat James Wade 6-3 . In the final, he threw two twelve and two thirteen darts.
At the 2012 World Cup, he lost again in the first round, this time against Scott Rand 3-0, and couldn't win a single leg. The 2013 World Cup was similarly unsuccessful when he again lost 3-1 to Northern Irishman Daryl Gurney in the first round .
Results at world championships
| World Championship | round | opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO 1997 | First round | Geoff Wylie | 2: 3 |
| BDO 1998 | First round | Les Wallace | 2: 3 |
| BDO 2000 | First round | Co Stompé | 2: 3 |
| BDO 2001 | First round | Co Stompé | 1: 3 |
| PDC 2006 | First round | Colin Monk | 3-0 |
| PDC 2006 | Second round | Ray Carver | 4: 3 |
| PDC 2006 | Round of 16 | Alan Warriner-Little | 2: 4 |
| PDC 2007 | First round | Shi Yongsheng | 3-0 |
| PDC 2007 | Second round | Andy Jenkins | 2: 4 |
| PDC 2008 | First round | Scale length Suljović | 2: 3 |
| PDC 2009 | First round | Tony Ayres | 2: 3 |
| PDC 2010 | First round | In it Young | 2: 3 |
| PDC 2011 | First round | Shane Tichowitsch | 3: 1 |
| PDC 2011 | Second round | Mervyn King | 4: 3 |
| PDC 2011 | Round of 16 | Gary Anderson | 0: 4 |
| PDC 2012 | First round | Scott Rand | 0: 3 |
| PDC 2013 | First round | Daryl Gurney | 1: 3 |
| PDC 2014 | Second round | James Wade | 3: 4 |
| PDC 2015 | First round | Ronny Huybrechts | 0: 3 |
| PDC 2016 | not qualified |
title
BDO
- Further
- 1997: England Open
- 1999: Welsh Open
PDC
- major
- Pro tour
Other
- 2009: Redditch Open
Web links
- Andy Smith on pdc.tv
- Andy Smith at Darts1
- Andy Smith on dartn.de
- Andy Smith in the DartsDatabase.co.uk database
Individual evidence
- ^ PDC Order of Merit. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Pieman (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English dart player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bromsgrove , Bromsgrove , England |