Michael Smith was brutally knocked out of the World Darts Championship on Friday night. The defending champion lost to Chris Dobey by a whopping 4-0 in sets at Alexandra Palace.
'Hollywood' had already impressed in recent days by beating William O'Connor and Ross Smith with strong play. Against Smith, Dobey again delivered a top performance with an average of 102.43 and a finishing percentage of 52 percent.
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Dobey needed a 16-darter to win the first set 3-1. A 16 darter was all Dobey needed to win the first set 3-1. Then the Englishman could even afford an 18-darter to take the second set 3-2.
The third set then went 3-0 to the reigning Masters champion, who recorded a 100 finish and an 11-darter. Smith made a brief appearance with a 140 finish at the start of the fourth set, but had to take a rebreak right away after a 14-darter from Dobey. 'Hollywood' then came within one leg of victory by throwing a 12-darter. With another 12-darter, Dobey then finished it off in very fine fashion.
๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ก๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฏ๐ฅ
— Darts Behind The Oche ๐ฏ (@DartsBehindThe) December 29, 2023
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Chris Dobey eliminates the defending World Champion Michael Smith 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the 2024 World Championship!#PDCWorldChampionship pic.twitter.com/ZiZI1qOBTl
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