News of the World Darts Championship also the first year that separate competitions were held for men and women. The lack of televised darts coverage left some players frustrated by the lack of opportunity to make a living from darts, and in January 1992 they formed their own organisation to start up their own tournaments "(see main article: Professional Darts Corporation, and Split in darts)". The News of the World Championship made a one-year reappearance in the 1996/97 season, when Sky Sports and the News of the World resurrected the competition. In his autobiography, Phil Taylor says that his mentor, Eric Bristow always mocked him for
Jeff Smith (darts player) Jeff Smith (darts player) Jeff Smith (born 6 November 1975) is a Canadian darts player. He reached the Semi-final of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the following year reached the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship where he faced Scott Waites. In his first tournament Smith reached the Semi-Final of the Canada National Championships in 1996, he won the tournament in 2008 beating Jeff Noble. Smith entered the Professional Darts Corporation Q School in January 2011. He won a PDC tour card on the third and final day by defeating Ross Smith 6–2 in his final