Darts World Cup now live: Van Gerwen sends the first poisoned darts towards Smith before the final
Created: 01/03/2023 20:33
By: Alexander Kaindl
The final of the darts world championship is coming up: who will be world champion?
We accompany the duel between Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith on Tuesday from 9 p.m. here in the live ticker.
Final Darts World Championship: Michael van Gerwen - Michael Smith -:- (-:-)
Giant duel in Alexandra Palace: The first poison arrows fly before the final
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8:09 p.m .:
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Arrows will fly here in less than an hour.
Michael van Gerwen - Michael Smith -:- (-:-)
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Update from January 3, 6:16 p.m .:
Gabriel Clemens is not in the final of the Darts World Cup tonight, but it was still a successful world cup for the 39-year-old.
In total, the Saarwellinger brought in over 100,000 euros in prize money.
Never before has a German made it to the semi-finals of the Darts World Cup.
It's quite possible that the success of the "German Giant" will finally wake up the sleeping giant: Experts rate the German potential for promising talent as extremely high.
And of course the large market also offers promising opportunities.
The TV ratings from Sport1
prove that there is interest in darts
.
On average, 1.99 million viewers watched the Clemens semi-final against Smith. At the peak, the television station from Ismaning even set an all-time record for broadcasting the World Cup with 3.78 million.
Darts World Cup: Hype in Germany is getting bigger
In the target group of 14 to 49 year olds, Sport1
secured
the day's victory among the TV stations with a market share of 24.9 percent.
On average, 1.02 million fans in the target group watched the semifinals - interest in darts in Germany has never been greater.
With a market share of 9.2 percent, Sport1
almost broke the ten percent hurdle for
the total audience .
An average of 1.23 million people saw Clemens' quarter-final coup against world number one Gerwyn Price.
The World Cup in London will also be broadcast in Germany by the streaming
provider DAZN
.
First report from January 3, 6:09 p.m .:
London – The big day has come!
On Tuesday, January 3rd, the new darts world champion will be crowned.
Saarlander Gabriel Clemens' big dream has burst, he had to admit defeat to Englishman Michael Smith in the semifinals on Monday.
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That's how you know Michael van Gerwen: The Dutchman is once again the favorite in the final of the Darts World Championship against Michael Smith.
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The "Bully Boy" now meets his namesake Michael van Gerwen in the final.
The Dutchman impressively prevailed against Belgian Dimitri van den Bergh in his semi-final and now has his fourth world title in sight.
World Darts Championship final live today: Van Gerwen sends the first poisoned darts towards Smith
As usual, "Mighty Mike" stepped up to the microphone of the TV channel
Sky
on Monday evening in the legendary Alexandra Palace .
His message to final opponent Smith: "He won't stop me.
nobody will stop me
I feel confident, I feel good and I play good darts."
Clear announcement!
But van Gerwen is also known for that in the darts circus.
From 9 p.m. the darts will fly, the game will be played in the “Best of 13 sets” mode.
Both players are considered absolute scoring machines, Clemens was at a loss after his 6-2 defeat against Smith.
“He scored like he was from another star and felt like he only threw 180s, checked everything, threw a lot of high finishes, it was really difficult.
I've been in the game for a long time.
But the better player won.”
Michal van Gerwen vs. Michael Smith: Final of the Darts World Championship in Alexandra Palace
Van Gerwen plays a World Cup like in 2017, when he triumphed with six clear victories, each with an average of more than 100 points.
It could be the same this time if he follows his triumphs in 2014, 2017 and 2019 with a fourth.
"It feels phenomenal, it means a lot to me," said van Gerwen.
In the semi-final against van den Bergh there were again antics from both sides.
"I don't know what his problem was.
You have to focus on your own game.
He lost the game, so he had to say something,” said van Gerwen, describing the inconsistencies in the rhythm of the game.
The final is not only about 500,000 pounds (around 565,000 euros) and the 25-kilogram Sid Waddell Trophy, but also about the status as number one in the world.
Whoever wins in “Ally Pally” replaces the Welshman Gerwyn Price, who failed due to Clemens, as Primus.
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