Smith completed the brilliant victory in an 8-4 defeat of Mighty Mike as despite him roaring back with a high checkout of 170; it was missed darts at doubles that cost him.
After reaching his first semi-final on the
World Series in this tournament, he is now a first time finalist and will hope to add to his ever growing resume later.
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Quarter-Finals Royden Lam (93.23) 5-8 (91.43) Michael Smith Michael van Gerwen (99.24) 8-4 (89.37) Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross (106.23) 8-3 (99.21) James Wade Peter Wright (90.58) 8-7 (89.49) Gerwyn Price
Semi Finals Michael Smith (92.98) 8-4 (93.22) Michael van Gerwen
Rob Cross v Peter Wright
Final Michael Smith vs Rob Cross/Peter Wright