"I don't know how I managed to turn it around": Ross Smith puts poor start to 2022 behind him after European Championship opener

Ross Smith was superb in spells as he produced an almighty comeback to dump out Joe Cullen coming from 4-2 down to win 6-4 at the European Championship.

At times, Smith wasn't doing a lot wrong and was lamenting his luck but said it wasn't about the display and was about getting over the winning line.

"I was really happy with how I played to be fair but in the game, it was hit and miss. I think I had a couple of really good legs to pull it back to 4-4 but overall, it's not always about the performance it's about the win," said Smith to Online Darts.

This continues the progression of 'Smudger' who off the back of a title winning year had a poor start to 2022 and he said that he is now in a good place and ready to progress.

"I had a real bad start to the year, first 4-5 months. It felt like two years to be fair. I don't know how I managed to turn it around. I've sort of saved my season, I don't know how I've done it as it was so bad. My life is on track and I'm in a happy place."

"It is that consistency, I've been saying it for three years and it's draining as I just want to progress. I'm doing my best and I'm trying different things and hopefully it will kick in."