Michael Smith who was beaten by Jonny Clayton on night one was allegedly accused of rap by girlfriend and been arrested earlier today…..
Hungarian Darts Trophy: Michael Smith beaten by Jonny Clayton on night one while Peter Wright and Raymond van Barneveld progressMichael Smith, five days after his defeat to Luke Littler in the World Series of Darts Finals, beaten 6-3 by Jonny Clayton; Peter Wright and Raymond van Barneveld progress to round two; Michael van Michael Smith at the World MatchplayImage:Michael Smith has made an early exit at the Hungarian Darts TrophyWorld No 2 Michael Smith was the big casualty on night one of the Hungarian Darts Trophy after he was knocked out by Jonny Clayton.Smith, who lost to Luke Littler in the World Series of Darts Finals on Sunday in Amsterdam, went down 6-3 to his Welsh opponent.Clayton raced into a three-leg lead in Budapest and sent down four 180s alongside a 94.17 average as Smith suffered a first-round exit despite a brief rally.Top seed and defending champion Dave Chisnall is next up for Clayton.Stream the Darts and more with NOWDarts in 2024: Key dates, winner from PDC events and morePeter Wright was able to edge out Joe Cullen in a decider and is joined in round two by Raymond van Barneveld after his 6-3 victory over Ritchie Edhouse. The Dutchman will face Ross Smith on Saturday.Nathan Aspinall, James Wade and Andrew Gilding were other notable first-round winners, while Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price begin their campaigns on Saturday.Speaking on Love The Darts, Devon Petersen recalls the first time he saw Phil Taylor in the flesh in South AfricaWhat’s next on Sky Sports?The annual £600,000 tournament will take place at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester from October 7-13, as 32 of the world’s top stars compete for the coveted title which was won by Luke Humphries.Humphries celebrated his maiden TV ranking title with victory over Gerwyn Price in last year’s tournament, and the world No 1 will return to defend his title later this year.Luke Littler hit a pair of sensational back-to-back checkouts of 140 and 130 to take the lead on his way to claiming his maiden World Series of Darts Finals title in AmsterdamSix-time champion Michael van Gerwen is also set to star, with teenage superstar Luke Littler poised to make his double-start debut in the East Midlands.In a change to last year’s format, Saturday’s semi-finals on October 12 will be contested over the best of nine sets, with the final set to be played over the best of 11 sets on Sunday, October 13.