Postpublished at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (2-1, second set)
A 180 from Smith, and so nearly another one. He will come back with 121 to go.
Summary
Result: Michael van Gerwen 7-3 Michael Smith
Van Gerwen wins third title in his fourth final
Van Gerwen took initial four-set lead before Smith battled back
Postpublished at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Postpublished at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (2-1, second set)
Van Gerwen misses a dart at the bull to wrap up the second set and Smith then gets one leg back on the board.
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Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (2-0, second set)
Both men averaging over 100, just as our darts fans crank up the atmosphere with an Icelandic Thunder Clap, you know the one that Iceland livened up Euro 2016 with.
Postpublished at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (2-0, second set)
A 126 checkout for Van Gerwen, who is storming through set number two. Stunning.
Van Gerwen breaks the throwpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (1-0, second set)
Image source, PASmith looking for a 167 checkout, and he nearly gets too. Triple 20, triple 19, both done and dusted. Bull for something special. So close.
He then misses double 10 next time out and Van Gerwen hits that double to make him pay. That's going to hurt.
Postpublished at 20:39 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (3-2)
Into set two. Michael Smith starts us off.
'A great first set'published at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (3-2)
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Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (3-2)
Ged Ashton: MVG to win a thriller 7-6 on sudden death.
The Supreme Meme: Two bull finishes already. I'm liking this!
Me too!
FIRST SET TO VAN GERWENpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 1-0 Smith (3-2)
Van Gerwen had the darts in the deciding leg of the opening set. 104 so nearly taken out from Van Gerwen but the attempt at double 12 is just over the target. He then hits 12, but knocks in double six and that is the first set to the Dutchman.
Remember, our champion is the first to seven sets.
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Van Gerwen 0-0 Smith (2-2)
The set seemed all over, now it is 2-2 after Van Gerwen misses another dart to win the set and Smith makes him pay.
First leg for Smithpublished at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 0-0 Smith (2-1)
Van Gerwen has a chance to take out the first set. But wait... He misses double four, before Smith takes out 90, ending, just as Van Gerwen did earlier on, on the bull.
Postpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
180 Van Gerwen, 180 Smith, already a top-class encounter.
Postpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 0-0 Smith (2-0)
A chance to steal the throw on a 149 from Van Gerwen. He misses his first dart at 16, and then checks out double eight and that's 2-0 in the opening set.
Postpublished at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
There's our first 180, number 52 of the tournament from Smith.
Postpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
Van Gerwen 0-0 Smith (1-0)
A 129 finish, ending on the bull, a lovely start from the Dutchman.
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Van Gerwen starts us off and a quick 174 as he looks to grab an early stronghold on this match. He's first to a finish.
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The Supreme Meme: Booing MVG, might want to be careful doing that.
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Here we go.
'Showtime'published at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2019
World number 40 Keegan Brown...
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"Oh Michael van Gerwen," to the sound of White Stripes' Seven Nation Army, is the chant ringing around Alexandra Palace.
There are some boos for the Dutchman when he is announced, before his fans drown those boos out.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our world number one and two-time champion of the worrrrrrrrrlllllllllldddddddddd." A pretty cool way to be announced.
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