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Darts-Smith beats Van Gerwen to claim first world title

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LONDON : England's Michael Smith won his first PDC World Championship title by beating Dutch three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 7-4 in the final at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday.The outcome was almost a complete reversal of the 2019 final when van Gerwen breezed past Smith to win his last World Championship crown with a 7-3 victory.The 32-year-old Smith, who is the new world number one, earned 500,000 pounds ($598,300.00) in prize money.He is the fifth Englishman to win the title since the first Championship was held in 1994.($1 = 0.8357 pounds)

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