Michael Smith accused Madars Razma of making an attempt to place him off throughout their World Darts Championship conflict on Wednesday.
Bullyboy moved one step nearer to a profitable defence his Ally Pally crown with a 4-1 win over the Latvian to achieve the final 16, the place he’ll face the winner of Chris Dobey vs Ross Smith, however an early wobble sparked fears of an upset.
After shedding the primary set, Smith got here roaring again to win 4 on the trot, however he nonetheless left the stage visibly irked by Razma’s antics. Smith claimed Razmatazz was deliberately slowing the sport down, and admitted it was attending to him throughout the match.
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“It was really hard,” he mentioned in his post-match press convention. “I just thought I’d go up there, play well, get off and yeah win the match. Razma had a lot of things to say, he played well in spells and missed a couple of doubles in spells as well. Luckily enough, I just managed to fall over the line.
On Razma’s antic, the 33-year-old moaned: “If he had 136, he’d go treble 20, 20 and stand again. You’re an expert dart participant. You know you’ve got acquired 56, you throw for 16 and get on with the sport. That was what was annoying me. It’s not rocket science.”
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He added: “In the practice room, I actually watched him and timed him. If he stuck to that, he would have played a lot better. It didn’t help him either, he just tried to think about putting me off I guess but lessons learned. I learned my lesson and he’s learned his as well.”
A win within the fourth spherical will see Smith advance to a quarter-final conflict, more than likely with both Rob Cross or Jonny Clayton. After that, the likes of Gerwyn Price, Raymond van Berneveld or 16-year-old sensation might be ready for him within the semis.