Top favorite Michael van Gerwen meets Michael Smith in the final of the 2023 Darts World Cup on Tuesday (9 p.m. CET/Sport1 and DAZN).
The Dutchman celebrated a “white wash” 6-0 in his semi-final against Dimitri van den Bergh and didn’t give the Belgian a chance.
“I’m happy about the win and above all about the way it was done. That really gave me a boost,” said van Gerwen on “DAZN”.
The three-time world champion not only wore down van den Bergh with an incredible scoring, but also with one or the other mind game. Overall, the “Dreammaker” only won four legs.
Darts World Championship: Second final duel between Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen
For Smith, who had previously ended Gabriel Clemens’ World Cup fairy tale, it is the second World Cup final against “Mighty Mike” after 2019.
In the 7: 3 three years ago, van Gerwen had won his last title so far.
“Even before the tournament, I described Michael as one of my biggest competitors,” said van Gerwen after the smooth win against van den Bergh. “It’s going to be a big match.”