He qualified for the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Davy Van Baelen in the preliminary round before losing to Geert De Vos.

[citation needed] Smith competed on the DartPlayers Australia tour in 2018; winning five events and topping the rankings to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.

[3] Raymond Smith qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship and reached the last 16 losing to Mervyn King 4-3.

On 4 February 2023, Smith won the second edition of the MODUS Super Series beating Matt Clark in the final in a last leg decider.

Raymond has a son, Ky Smith, who is also a professional darts player.