Michael Smith sent packing by Dimitri Van den Bergh in last 16 of Masters

Michael Smith has been unable to back up his Premier League success on Thursday night in Cardiff. 'BullyBoy' went down 10-6 to Dimitri Van den Bergh in the last l6 of the Masters.

Despite averaging around five points more than his opponent (Smith 95.32 vs Van den Bergh 90.69) and nailing an impressive 6 out of nine on the doubles, Smith simply had no answer to a late match blitz from the Belgian that saw Van den Bergh win the final four legs without reply.

From a nip and tuck game at 6-6, Van den Bergh clicked into gear towards the end of the tie, including a stunning 132 checkout on the bullseye to secure his spot in the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon.