"I just want to keep riding this wave for as long as I can": Michael Smith aims to keep World Championship feeling into Masters

World Number One, Michael Smith will make his first major tournament appearance since winning the PDC World Darts Championship last month.

Facing a tough second round against Ross Smith or Damon Heta, he is top seed at the Masters in Milton Keynes and after a whirlwind month which also saw him embark on a winning streak including Bahrain Darts Masters glory, he wants to keep it going.

“I just want to keep riding this wave for as long as I can,” said Smith.

“When I won the World Championship, I said: ‘I’m World Champion and world number one. I’ve completed darts’ but I haven’t.

“It feels amazing being the world number one and the best player in the world, so I want to keep that feeling for as long as I can.

“I would love to win this title for the first time, but it will be really tough against Ross or Damon, so I’m just taking it game by game.”