Michael Smith Darts

World champion and new world No 1 leads a top 16 which now contains just three players over the age of 40.

The newest king of the oche now also has the opportunity to spearhead a new era. Callan Rydz made the quarter-finals last year at the age of 23, while the 20-year-olds Keane Barry and Lewy Williams are capable of bright futures. That has changed and the new world No 1’s story of never giving up will serve as an inspiration to many. “You have to keep persisting with it, the amount of heartache you might get. There is a saying in Michael Smith’s home town that you should never write off a Saint, owing largely to the success of his beloved St Helens rugby league club. Smith now has his second major, one he felt it was his destiny to win since he took up darts as a boy.

Darts world champion Michael Smith spoke exclusively to Mirror Sport, and revealed all following his historic final victory over Michael van Gerwen on ...

I will still come in here to practice.” I will just stick to what I know best. The bar does not open until 7pm so I get lots of peace and quiet.” As a result, Smith made a fairytale return home in the wake of his victory. One place that has been integral to Smith's success is his mum Sandra's club in his hometown of St Helens. Smith wrote himself into the history books as he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-4 in Tuesday's final.

Michael Smith suffered eight successive major final defeats before winning November's Grand Slam of Darts. And he wants his latest success to inspire his ...

I lost eight in a row and then I have won my ninth and 10th. That contributed to a run of eight successive major final defeats before he stopped the rot in November by winning the Grand Slam of Darts and following it up with the big one at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday night. British world darts champion Michael Smith said he wants to use his victory to teach his children never to give up - after defeating Michael van Gerwen in arguably the greatest final ever.

Michael Smith earned himself £500000 after beating Michael van Gerwen to win the PDC World Championship but he is not the only one who pocketed a huge bag ...

I have said it for years, he is the best player in darts and we have got to take our chances and I finally took it." One year later, Smith’s emotions got the better of him as Peter Wright pipped him to the title with a 7-5 victory. Smith, as we imagine the fan was, struggled to contain his emotion after finally secured the title he craved most. Smith went on to end his major title duck by comprehensively beating Nathan Aspinal in the Grand Slam final in November. [first ever PDC World Championship victory by overcoming the Dutchman 7-4](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/darts/breaking-michael-smith-van-gerwen-28868655). As well as securing a spectacular nine-dart finish in the second set moments after Van Gerwen was millimetres away from securing his own incredible nine-darter, Bully Boy overturned a 3-2 scoreline by winning four out of the next five sets at Ally Pally.

New world champion and No 1 Michael Smith returns as the Premier League roadshow heads to a venue near you! The SSE Arena in Belfast hosts the first of 17 ...

"I love the Premier League but 16 weeks is a long slog," Smith said. "People always say to you that when you win the worlds, a lot of things come with it. The incident put him on crutches for several months and it was during that time Smith ditched his dreams of playing rugby and began playing darts. All the boys are chuffed and they just can't wait for me to get back home now and have a world champion in town! "Obviously with the trophies we won in St Helens last year, along with the ones I've won, we're just bred different! New world champion and No 1 Michael Smith returns as the Premier League roadshow heads to a venue near you!