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Michael Smith moves into round three of World Darts Championships
CLOCK Face arrows-ace Michael Smith progressed into the third round of the William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace after beating rising Dutch star Ron Meulenkamp 3-1.
Finishes of 112 and 132 helped Premier League runner-up and Shanghai Masters winner Smith book his place in the third round on 27 December.
Ranked as third favourite to lift The Sid Waddell, Smith appeared unhappy with his performance despite the win.
He said: "I don’t take a lot of positives from that match but I got the job done and now I can go home, enjoy Christmas and prepare for my next game.
"I'm getting married in the New Year and I want my fiancé to be the first woman in history to be waiting for me at the end of the aisle with the World Championship trophy!"
Windle's Stephen Bunting will be looking to join Smith and Dave Chisnall into round three when he plays Luke Humphries this (Thursday) afternoon at Alexandra Palace.
