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
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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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
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UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024