Michael Smith has returned to winning ways in the Premier League after losing out with a capitulation on the doubles last night against Nathan Aspinall.
Smith saw off an under-par Daryl Gurney 8-3 with five 180's to his name en route and a high checkout of 112 en route. He is now level on points with Aspinall and is just a point off the top four.
He came out of the gates on fire with a 112 checkout making it four consecutive legs and giving him a lead of 5-2. He extended it to 6-2 with a 93 average as he claimed a break of throw.
From there, he hit double five to go within a leg of the winning line at 7-2 up. Gurney stopped the rot at 7-3 with double four and a hold of throw but this was nothing more than a consolation as Smith claimed it.
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Schedule Premier League Darts
Friday August 28
Milton Keynes – Marshall Arena
Glen Durrant (98.56) 8-4 (93.46) Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright (101.54) 5-8 (101.66) Gary Anderson
Nathan Aspinall (96.09) 6-8 (95.33) Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith (94.02) 8-3 (88.13) Daryl Gurney
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