Michael Smith praises St Helens’ dramatic victory in the World Club Challenge and his motivation to become multiple World Darts Champion | darts news

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Michael Smith on winning the World Club Challenge at St Helens and his dreams of becoming a multiple World Darts Champion I The 3Arena in Dublin will host the fourth of 17 individual venues on Thursday 23rd February with the Play- Offs return at The O2 in London on Thursday 25th May

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Michael Smith says he wants to be a multiple world champion… and get a bull named Ferdinand!

Michael Smith has celebrated the dramatic win of the World Club Challenge at St Helens while speaking candidly about his own motivation to become a multiple darts world champion.

The Saints’ 13-12 triumph over the Penrith Panthers, crowned by Lewis Dodd’s dramatic golden point drop goal, marked the first win by an English club in Australia since 1994 when Wigan sunk the Brisbane Broncos.

The Super League champions braved a tropical storm and a first-half defeat of Tommy Makinson with a head injury to claim a stunning victory that was celebrated in the Smith household.

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Highlights of St Helens’ World Club Challenge win over Penrith Panthers

“It was a huge win for St Helens because we also came as underdogs and to do it in their own backyard with a gold point it’s huge for the city and it’s huge for the Super League back home in England” , said ‘Bully Boy’, who defeated Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace to claim his first PDC World Championship title in January.

“You never write the Saints off and the lads showed it. They kept plowing forward, even from the first kick off.”

“We weren’t there to do numbers. We were there to compete.”

When the St Helens substitutes and staff rushed onto the field to celebrate Dodd’s kick, it was a special moment for captain James Roby, the only active survivor of the Saints’ 2007 triumph, who was resigning in hopes of another Southern hemisphere crack delayed giants.

“The players rave about Roby and so do the fans. He’s so important to the St Helens team. It’s part of the furniture, it’s been there for so long, and it’s just unreal,” Smith said.

“Even though this is his last season, you can’t see him finish because he’s so good. Age has not caught up with him at all.

“We supposedly just beat the best team in the world, so who’s going to beat us now?”

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Smith defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-4 to win the third night of the Premier League in Glasgow and move up to the top of the table.

The 32-year-old, who broke his big duck by winning the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton last year, is hoping to do it all again this Thursday night in Dublin, but his main motivation is to become a multiple world champion.

He said: “I didn’t have time to sit down and think about what I was doing. But that’s what I wanted. I wanted to be world champion, constantly playing games and traveling, so I’m looking forward to it.” .

“I’ve never been world number one except now, so it’s about thinking about staying there and wanting to win more.

“Before the World Cup, the motivation was to be world champion, but now I’m, I want to motivate myself to be multiple world champions and win two, three or four. That motivates me.”

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See how Smith overcame multiple setbacks to become the world darts champion

Where is the Premier League headed next?

Night 4 in Dublin: Thursday 23 February

Quarterfinals Michael Smith v Peter Wright Gerwyn Price v Dimitri Van den Bergh Jonny Clayton v Nathan Aspinall Chris Dobey v Michael van Gerwen

The Premier League roadshow heads to the 3Arena in Dublin on Thursday 23 February for the fourth night of the league phase.

Smith and Wright clash in a replay of the 2022 World Championship finals.

Elsewhere, Price takes on Van den Bergh, Dobey and six-time winner Van Gerwen, while Clayton and Aspinall compete in front of a sold-out Irish crowd.

Premier League Schedule 2023

4th night 3Arena, Dublin 23rd February 5th night Westpoint Exeter 2nd March 6th night The Brighton Center 9th March 7th night Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 16th March 8th night Utilita Arena, Newcastle 23rd March 9th night Mercedes -Benz Arena, Berlin March 30th Night 10 Utilita Arena, Birmingham April 6th Night 11 M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool April 13th Night 12 Rotterdam Ahoy April 20th Night 13 First Direct Arena, Leeds April 27th Night 14 AO Arena, Manchester May 4th Night 15 Utilita Arena, Sheffield May 11th Night 16 P&J Live, Aberdeen May 18th Playoffs The O2, London May 25th

We’re back for more Premier League darts action from the 3Arena, Dublin on Thursday 23 February – live on InNewCL Sports Action & InNewCL Sports Main Event from 19:00.