[1] He was a stalwart on the PDC circuit, having played there since 1994,[1] but has yet to capture a major title to add to his collection of Open wins.
Smith then made his PDC World Darts Championship debut in 1995, defeating Alan Warriner and Tom Kirby to win group 4 and reach the quarter-finals, losing to John Lowe.
Smith played in the first Las Vegas Desert Classic in 2002, losing in the first round to Simon Whatley.
Another quarter final in the Desert Classic in 2004 was followed up by a spell of poor form as Smith began battling personal problems while going through a divorce.
It would begin a complete loss of form for Smith where poor performances including a second round exit from the 2006 UK Open forced him to qualify for major tournaments.
He caused a major surprise by beating number five seed Terry Jenkins in the first round.