🗣 Hear from an emotional Michael Smith as he claims the title on Day One of the PDC Winter Series!
Michael Smith ended his two year title drought on the PDC Tour on Day One of the PDC Winter Series with a superb display to deny Jermaine Wattimena.
As a result, Smith snapped a streak of 10 straight defeats in PDC finals, with the most recent being this past Sunday at the World Cup of Darts.
He was understandably emotional after claiming victory and said afterwards that this is vindication for not giving up.
"It means everything to me to win this," said an emotional Smith.
"I said to Ian White 'I'm winning one of these titles this week no matter what' and I've done it on Day One.
"I don't give up. I believe in myself 100 per cent and this shows what you can achieve in life if you carry on.
"I've been averaging 100 all day until the final but I don't care/ I've finally got a ProTour win to my name after so long."
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UndartedWaters18-11-2024 - Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.UndartedWaters16-11-2024