Mardle surprised with no nine-dart finish yet but thinks there will be one: "I think we will get one"

Only a few players have had a shot as of yet at a nine-dart finish and Wayne Mardle believes that there will be a perfect leg before the PDC World Darts Championship ends.

Mardle spoke after the coverage ended on Friday night and believes Michael Smith will be the player to do it.

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"I'm surprised we've not seen a nine-darter today and I think we will get one. I keep saying it will be Michael Smith, it can't be Dirk van Duijvenbode but I think we will see one," he said on Sky Sports.

"In the New Year, these players that are making in-roads in the rankings. The Premier League is going to be big, the Masters. There are a lot of big games coming up, these games here will stand everyone in good stead for what's coming up in the New Year as well."

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