2022 PDC World Darts Championship

This has been a great watch. Great to see the two lads fist pumping, no silly games just great respect and darts.

Unbelievable, what a match.

So much respect and sportsmanship being shown as well.

Real shame it’s not a final or semi.

Could watch this all night.

This compared to most of the dross over the last two weeks, chalk and cheese.

Such a quick switch and hit for such an important double 6 from Smith, starts the next leg with a 180.

Smith breaks, throwing for the match.

Unreal game and bottle from both. Match of the tournament

Top quality darts.

Such a shame Clayton is gone and so many bums with averages in the 80s are left.

Was hoping for Clayton there. Very harsh to go out considering how below par some of the others have been but savage fight from Smith.

What a match.

Fact. Look at Soutar, great story n'all but don't think yes averaged over 90 in any game

Gerwen is going to do his best to get under bullys skin

Yes but Price will goad and torment him, won’t be like tonight where there was mutual respect and a bit of a laugh between the two of them.

TbL

They seem to be very pro England this year. More so than I can remember in the past.

Very annoying booing all other players. Knobheads.

if you are throwing for the match and a couple of hundred idiots are jeer you then it can make all the difference , bad crowds have litterally been the cause of guys winning and lose matches over the years.

i remember being at the mvg mervin king final years ago where king had the game won only for idiots boo him

Think you're wrong there. There will be a lot of mutual respect between Smith and Price. Price has already said that if he doesn't win the competition outright Smith will.

The crowd will be 100% with Smith and 100% against Price. If Smith gets a lead and can keep his scoring high, he'll have a massive advantage and I'd expect him to win. Or if he can just keep with price eary on.

The way Laura Woods was talking this evening it sounds like they will be throwing people out of the arena if there is carry on like the other night

I have no real pity for players who are booed, jeered etc - particularly when they purposefully leave themselves open for it - like Price does.

It really is not different to Man Utd playing away in Anfield, Europe playing away in the Ryder Cup etc. A professional sportsperson needs to get on with it.

Different story when racism or xenophobia comes into it of course, but at the same time, you need to get the job done.

There is little doubt about it: If the game is close, Price will do everything he can do to win and that includes the gamesmanship he has exhibited numerous times in his career.

He was roaring and screaming against Clayton in the GSOD (i think) so if he does that against his countryman and best darting friend (?) then what hope does Smith have?

I think there's a huge difference between revving yourself up (as he does in almost everygame) and intentional gamesmanship

If you look at the controversial games (v Anderson , v Gurney, for eg) they are all giving as good as they get and you could equally accuse them of gamesmanship (especially Anderson). Kim Huybrechts the other night was play the gamesmanship card for sur

I'm not sure he's ever intentionally focused on gamesmanship to win a game tbh. Why would he when he's the best darter in the world...