World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen vs Michael Smith in Alexandra Palace Final | Darts News

In the 2019 final repeat, Michael van Gerwen will face Michael Smith for the world championship! Watch the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship – live on Sky Sports Darts. We will be back on Tuesday night at 7:45pm for the final at Alexandra Palace

Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith will clash in the World Darts Championship final on Tuesday night at Alexandra Palace

Michael van Gerwen set up a dream World Championship final with Michael Smith as the two best darts players on the planet made it through to their respective semi-finals.

Van Gerwen was utterly relentless in his pursuit of a fourth World title and first since 2019 with a 6-0 demolition of Dimitri Van den Bergh, while Smith edged past Gabriel Clemens 6-2. full of surprises.

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Van Gerwen has a say on his semi-final against Van den Bergh and looks forward to his date with Smith in the final

Van den Bergh came on for this game with Van Gerwen looking all-round and he immediately made his mark by reeling in the fifth 170 test of the tournament to lead 2-1 in two legs. , but the Dutchman leveled the score before scoring 11m to make the opening throw.

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Aggro at the darts! Van den Bergh was unhappy with Van Gerwen’s position as he threw

‘Mighty Mike’ then turned three legs without answering to break for the first time and double the lead to 55% in doubles before the pair exchanged words at the beginning of the third set when Van Gerwen came out. appear to occupy the space of the opponent. stage.

The three-time world champion gathered to score at his own 170 range and he soon cleared the eighth straight leg of the road to extend the lead to 3-0 with a set record. is 128.83 – only throw 35 darts in the process.

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Both Van Den Bergh and Van Gerwen hit ‘The Big Fish’ in their semifinals

Van den Bergh squandered the top two points in the decisive game in the fourth set to allow Van Gerwen to step back with a double 5 to go further and he was one step closer to his sixth final. himself by getting through the fifth set by scores of 13, 11 and 11.

Further work was completed with MVG completing the vindication of Van den Bergh with an average score of 108.3 and 9 points 180.

Van Gerwen said: “It was extraordinary to play the game I played tonight. “I gave my all and I gave my best.

“It takes a lot of energy but I can do it and that’s the most important thing. Today with a crowd standing behind me, it feels incredible.

“Games can be intense but you need to be focused and that’s exactly what I did.”

Smith reaches third final in five years

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Smith was in great form in his semi-final victory, hitting over 5 tons of checks in the match!

Smith is hoping a few episodes of Slogans will help him prepare for his third attempt to become world champion after snagging a spot in Tuesday’s final with a stunning victory over ‘Humans’. German giant’ Clemens.

Both players launched some serious arrows but it was ‘Bully Boy’ who took the lead in the first set 3-2 with an average of 110.7, four 180s and one. 106 in the deciding game.

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Smith won the opening set with this spectacular 106 shot

The St Helens throw-in kicked himself in the next game after taking a 2-0 lead and appeared to be in control. Clemens, who was dubbed ‘Gaga’ by German fans, leveled with 68 and 70 shots to make it 3-2 even though Smith only averaged 110.

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‘Bully Boy’ scored this massive 144 points in the second set against Clemens

Smith took a 2-1 lead in the third set thanks to a monstrous 144 check but was once again pushed to the decisive step. Clemens took the lead with a record of 116, allowing Smith to return to the top to regain the lead.

Smith, who finished second last year to Peter Wright, pinned the bull with a whopping 161 to raise Ally Pally’s roof in the fourth set. However, Clemens did their best to win 3-2 and restore balance in what was becoming a real tungsten battle.

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St Helens pitcher hit this massive 161 shot at the bull’s eye in the fourth set

In a thrilling semi-final, the 32-year-old newly crowned darts Grand Slam champion raced through a fifth straight set to regain the upper hand with an impressive 112.73-set average.

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Smith puts a bit of daylight between him and Clemens with a beautiful 83 on the bull’s eye

And Smith scored in the fifth inning of the next game with an excellent 83 on the bull’s-eye to take a 4-2 lead before claiming the next right in another decisive game to go three sets on the ring. spin to win a spot in the final.

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The Grand Slam of Darts champion revealed his preparations on Tuesday after securing a spot in the final…

He ended up completing a beautiful win after breaking with a stunning 81 for a 12-point go and then ending things off with a dart in his first game.

Smith said: “This is my third World final in five years and I have to keep going. If I throw a dart to win Worlds, if I miss it, I miss it, if I hit it, I miss it. , I’m the world champion I’ll never mind that and I’ll keep coming back to fight every year Let’s see what happens tomorrow.

When asked how he would spend Tuesday before the final, he added, “I’ll probably lie in bed tomorrow and watch a few episodes of Catchphrase.”

Watch the PDC World Darts Championship Finals – live on Sky Sports Darts – from 7:45pm on Tuesday.