Michael Smith wins Granite City Darts Masters for second year in a row
NewsSunday, 25 February 2018 at 18:30
Michael Smith won the Granite City Darts Masters on Friday evening for the second year in a row. The former youth world champion defeated Chris Dobey in the final 4-2.
Dobey had to start in the preliminary round during the darts exhibition tournament in Scotland, where he was too strong for Ted Hankey. 'Hollywood' also won victories over Gary Anderson and Ian White. Smith was able to beat John Henderson and Daryl Gurney on the way to the final.
Phil Taylor lost his first game with 4-0 from White. 'The Diamond' threw an average of 111 in this match and finished the match in style with a 121 finish.
Preliminary round
Chris Dobey (W) v Ted Hankey
Quarter final
Michael Smith (W) v John Henderson
Daryl Gurney (W) v Devon Petersen
Phil Taylor v Ian White (W)
Gary Anderson v Chris Dobey (W)
Semi finals
Michael Smith (W) v Daryl Gurney
Ian White v Chris Dobey (W)
Final
Michael Smith 4-2 Chris Dobey
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Phil Taylor lost his first game with 4-0 from White. 'The Diamond' threw an average of 111 in this match and finished the match in style with a 121 finish.
Preliminary round
Chris Dobey (W) v Ted Hankey
Quarter final
Michael Smith (W) v John Henderson
Daryl Gurney (W) v Devon Petersen
Phil Taylor v Ian White (W)
Gary Anderson v Chris Dobey (W)
Semi finals
Michael Smith (W) v Daryl Gurney
Ian White v Chris Dobey (W)
Final
Michael Smith 4-2 Chris Dobey
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024