"I've made so many fans here in New York": Jeff Smith left overjoyed by US Darts Masters weekend

A brilliant weekend for Jeff Smith saw the Canadian take the second North American Darts Championship win of his career, reach the final of the US Darts Masters and gain a new legion of supporters.

Sadly for Smith, he rather ran out of steam in his second final of the weekend, being whitewashed by Michael van Gerwen. "That's a long day for anybody," he told Online Darts afterwards. "It's unfortunate the way it ended up but the better player won."

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"I've made so many fans here in New York it's kind of like my adopted City now," reflects Smith on what has been an ultimately positive weekend despite its disappointing end. A highlight was a stunning 167 to win the semi-final in a deciding leg against Luke Humphries.

"I couldn't believe that Bullseye went in," laughs Smith. "This is only going to get bigger."

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