Chris Dobey delivered in front of his home crowd with a delightful 6-4 win over Michael Smith to set up the second semi-final in Newcastle where he will face Gerwyn Price, the last victor in Premier League Darts action last week in Nottingham.
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After a spine-tingling walk-on, it was down to business for Dobey who produced a 137 checkout on tops, tops to claim the first leg over Smith.
But Smith threatened to take the game away with three legs in a row. 'Hollywood' wasn't about about to leave the crowd empty handed though with a 180-100 to get back on level terms at 3-3.
He made it three legs in a row himself to go 4-3 up before edging closer to the finishing line at 5-4 despite initial double struggles.
But it was some superb scoring in the final leg as he hit a 177 to leave 32 which he pinned in some style to send the crowd into raptures.
But while Smith couldn't deal with the bear pit atmosphere in Newcastle, a player who knows how it feels to deal with boos and whistling is Gerwyn Price.
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He will be the next opponent of Dobey after easing past his close friend and fellow Welshman, Jonny Clayton once again in a 6-1 defeat with Clayton averaging just past 80 while for 'The Iceman', it was 94.5 in a business like display.
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A DREAM WIN FOR HOLLYWOOD! ⚫️⚪️
What a moment for Chris Dobey who defeats the World Champion on home soil!
He wins five of the last six legs to complete a sensational 6-4 victory over Michael Smith in Newcastle! 🤩
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