Back in January, Michael Smith kickstarted his year by winning the World Darts Championship and becoming the world number one in the sport. He beat Michael van Gerwen 7-4 in a brilliant final that featured a leg widely regarded as the best ever.
Both players had two perfect visits, but MVG missed double 12 to achieve a nine dart leg. St Helens man Smith stepped up to the oche needing to throw three perfect darts to achieve the feat his opponent had narrowly missed, and he managed it.
Since winning the World Championship, Smith has had mixed luck this year. He won the inaugural Bahrain Darts Masters 10 days after his World Championship victory by seeing off Welshman Gerwyn Price in the final. Following that, Smith appeared at the Nordic Darts Masters where he made the semi-finals, but he lost out to eventual winner Peter Wright suffering a 11-8 defeat.
