A famous English professional darts player, Michael Smith, who’s popularly known as ‘Bully Boy,’ is making headlines after he won the PDC World Darts Championship, know his net worth
For those who are unversed, let us tell you, the 32-year-old pro player won the final of the World Championship against Michael Van Gerwen.
Previously in 2019 as well as in 2022, Smith managed to reach the final however, at the time, he lost 7-3 to Van Gerwen and Peter Wright respectively.
Who is Michael Smith darts player, his net worth, wife, children, prize money, age and ranking
Prize Money
However, this time, the champion who won the 17 titles on the PDC Pro tour manager had a clean sweep as he got his hands on the Sid Waddell trophy alongside a cheque of ยฃ500,000 with the World No. 1 title.
The videos of the game are now swirling around online as everyone seemed to be praising the player’s clean sweep.
In the most fantastic game ever which was held at Ally Pally, Smith became the World Champion after he managed to win 7-4 over Van Gerwen.
In the Post match interview, Bully Boy seemed all emotional. In his statement with teary eyes, Smith stated that, “This is amazing. I donโt want to get into the crying emotions but Michael let me off.
He further added, “I took a chance I didnโt deserve. I want to apologise to Michael, I have been in that position before. I wanted to give the crowd what they deserved, they got a magical nine and it was good. Sporting memory, this is my greatest ever.
He continued, โI knew I would be world champion one day. I want to take over this sport. Iโm so relieved I took my chances.”
Who is Michael Smith?
For those who are unfamiliar with Smith, let us tell you, St. Helens based dart player, who emerged as the No. 1 Champion of 2023 in the World Darts Championship was born in St Helens, United Kingdom, on September 18, 1990.
Apart from winning the first major title of his life, Smith is also known as the runner up of PDC World Championship of 2019, World Matchplay 2019, The Masters 2020 and the Premier League 2018. He has a PDC world ranking of number 1 at the moment.
Personal Life
For those who are curious about Smith’s personal life, let us tell you, the professional dart player is married to Dagmara. The couple shared 2 children together.
Net Worth
As per several reports, the World’s No. 1 player has won a prize of as much as ยฃ1 million previously and now another sum of ยฃ500,000 is added to his career after his recent victory over Van Gerwen to take his net worth to 1.5 million pounds.
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