Stephen Bunting

Michael Smith reached the Cazoo World Darts Championship semi-finals for the third time but only after a scrappy performance against Stephen Bunting.

The first time a Belgian professional dart player is in the semi-finals of the World Championship. Jonny had chances too but thankfully he didn't take them and I'm delighted to be through. The first very important thing that I've got to announce, I've got to say is that I just played Johnny Clayton. "For most of the tournament I've been winning ugly, but I'm into the semi-finals. Even Wayne Mardle took to Twitter to say: "No Bridgey! "I wasn't at my best up there today," admitted Smith, who will become the new world number one if he scoops the £500,000 top prize on January 3. "I am that proud! I can't watch!" Chris didn’t play his game but I put him under pressure from the beginning,” said Van Gerwen. "They just asked me: 'Dimitri, how do you feel?' I don't know how I feel. Afterwards he took to Instagram to post: "So frustrating you play all year round preparing for this one tournament. “I think it will be a good game.

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Bunting missed 104 for a break but returned with Smith way back and took a 2-1 legs lead. But he somehow found a way with Bunting missing darts for 2-2. He couldn’t send it the distance missing a break chance and Smith sealed the set to go 3-1 up with Bunting not sealing it despite averaging over 111.

MICHAEL SMITH will slug it out against Stephen Bunting in the PDC World Darts Championship quarter-finals tonight.Bully Boy Smith has reached the fina.

“I have to keep ready. “If I miss mortgages, we’re out on the streets. [Michael van Gerwen](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/michael-van-gerwen/) and Peter Wright respectively.

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And when Clayton missed five darts for the leg to open the seventh set, Van den Bergh made him pay with double 10 to hold the rest of the way and take a first lead at 4-3. Clayton then averaged 105 to break in the fourth leg of set three to take a 2-1 lead, but Van den Bergh again stormed level with a second 3-0 whitewash in the fourth. Smith then took a lead he’d never lose when checking out on 61 to take the third set in four.

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Gutted for him like, he’s played out of his skin but you can’t be missing 44 darts at a double in a quarter-final against Michael Smith!" The Englishman went to split his darts as he nailed a six, leaving him needing a preferred double 16 to check out. Bunting had given himself it all to do going into the final legs of the clash.

GRAND Slam of Darts champion Michael Smith moved to within a win of his third World Championship final in five years with a hard-fought 5-3 defeat…

“I think it will be a good game. He added: “Michael Smith is the Grand Slam champion, one of the favourites for the tournament and one of the best players in the world, but I will have my chances. "I put myself under too much pressure. Clemens continued his history-making run at the Cazoo World Darts Championship with a sensational 5-1 demolition of world number one Price to reach the semi-finals at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Clemens had already made history by becoming the first German player to reach the quarter-finals of the sport’s biggest event, and he created further headlines on New Year's Day with a rout of the 2021 champion. GRAND Slam of Darts champion Michael Smith moved to within a win of his third World Championship final in five years with a hard-fought 5-3 defeat of Windle's Stephen Bunting in the all-St Helens clash.