Historic moment in the final of the Darts World Cup

The 32-year-old Englishman not only beat the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen 7:4, but also threw a nine-darter in the final and will lead the world rankings for the first time after the triumph in London. After a strong tournament and a furious final, 500 pounds (around 000 euros) and the 565 kilogram Sid Waddell Trophy are the reward for the “Bully Boy”, who was an outsider one day after the semi-final victory over the German Gabriel Clemens started the game.

For van Gerwen, who played his part in one of the best World Cup finals in history at Alexandra Palace, the return to the darts throne has been postponed. In addition to three titles (2014, 2017 and 2019), the 33-year-old has now also been defeated in three other World Cup finals.

Nine perfect darts Smith and van Gerwen got started more than half an hour after the planned start time of 21.00 p.m. And how: In the second set, historic darts moments occurred. “Mighty Mike” threw eight perfect darts, in direct response Smith managed a rare nine-darter, which had never been seen at this World Cup and in a World Cup final for twelve years. The audience went wild after this perfect passage.

For the first time in this tournament, van Gerwen had problems. After the emotional nine-darter, Smith briefly had the momentum on his side; the audience was on the Englishman's side in the high-class match anyway. Smith led 2-1, it was van Gerwen's first World Cup deficit in six games. But the man in the bright green shirt didn't need long to recover. A short time later he had won two consecutive sets and regained the lead - it would be his last of the evening. It was a spectacle in which both actors were at times reminiscent of dart throwing machines. In the end, the Englishman deservedly prevailed.

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Historic moment in the final of the Darts World Cup

Michael Smith won the World Cup crown for the first time in a memorable final and wrote a piece of darts history.

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