🗣Hear from your champion... Dan Dawson speaks to Michael Smith after he wraps up a second title in two days, winning on Day Two of the PDC Winter Series!
Smith on back-to-back Winter Series titles: "It's the confidence and belief in myself"
PDCThursday, 12 November 2020 at 10:07
Michael Smith made it a double of PDC Winter Series titles with victory on Day Two in Coventry defeating Jose de Sousa in the final in Coventry.
Smith produced a comeback to defeat De Sousa and he spoke afterwards and admitted the shackles are off and also that despite going behind, he knew he'd get a chance.
"I'm going to echo what I said yesterday. It's the confidence and belief in myself and finally picking up that title yesterday meant the pressure was off. I didn't do much wrong today, I was checking out finishes when I needed to," said Smith post match.
"He's a classy player. He showed that all the way through that match but if he goes 4-1 down, I just turned around and looked at pictures of my kids and I thought yesterday against him I was 3-1 down and I managed to reel off consecutive legs and go 6-3 up. I just thought, he's going to give you a chance and make sure you take it."
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- 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 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024