A BIG WIN FOR BULLY BOY! 🏴 Michael Smith is up and running here in Berlin after defeating an out-of-sorts Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-3 to win the opening match of the night! Up next 👉 Nathan Aspinall v Chris Dobey 📺 bit.ly/PL23Live | #PLDarts QF
Smith downs out-of-sorts Van den Bergh as Aspinall averages 103 in superb Dobey win as Premier League Darts begins in Berlin
PDCThursday, 30 March 2023 at 21:14
The ninth night of the Premier League Darts will be completed in Berlin tonight. So far, Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall qualified for the semifinals.
The opening match at the Mercedes-Benz Arena was between Smith and Dimitri Van den Bergh. After missed doubles by both players, it was finally Van den Bergh who managed to break to take a 1-0 lead. The reigning world champion broke back immediately and the next three legs were also won by 'Bullyboy', who took a 4-1 lead.
Van den Bergh then struggled to hold throw but reduced the deficit to 4-2. The next two legs were nicely divided and with a 5-3 lead Smith finished it off with a 16-darter.
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Smith will take on Nathan Aspinall later tonight in the semifinals. Chris Dobey immediately broke Aspinall's throw in the first leg, but the latter broke back immediately to make it 1-1. After that both players held throw and the match was tied until 4-4.
A 17-darter gave 'The Asp' a 5-4 lead and he needed just one more leg to win. Aspinall kept surging through and with a great last leg in just 11 darts he won 6-4.
The other semifinals follow later tonight, with Michael van Gerwen taking on Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price playing Peter Wright.
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