Smith looks ahead to Dobey tie after Barry win: "We've had a couple of good battles and I'm sure we will have another one"

Jeff Smith fought off a late comeback from Keane Barry to win their first round clash on the opening night at the 2020/21 PDC World Darts Championship 3-1.

It didn't live up to it's billing in terms of standard but did in terms of tension but Smith will now face Chris Dobey next up which is a tie he is looking forward to.

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"I'm happy with that win tonight. When I got drawn against Keane I knew it would be a tough match and he put me under real pressure there," said Smith.

"It's been a fantastic year for me on the board, even with all the restrictions. Kudos to the PDC for putting the tournament on at all.

"I'm looking forward to playing Chris [Dobey], we've had a couple of good battles and I'm sure we will have another one tomorrow."

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WINNER 🇨🇦 Made to work, but Jeff Smith gets over the line to beat young Irish star Keane Barry 3-1 and reach the Second Round.

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