Michael Smith injured his forehead with his darts at the Grand Slam of Darts. Niko Springer cannot understand this behavior.
“I can’t really understand it completely. You should always try to stay calm and stay with yourself,” Springer said to SPORT1 in a press conference.
Niko Springer at the Grand Slam of Darts
Smith scratched his forehead with his own darts in the quarter-finals against Luke Humphries when the score was 8:12.
Smith inflicts multiple wounds
TV images clearly showed the wound bleeding afterwards. Shortly afterwards, he repeated his actions, causing another bleeding scratch.
Springer has often observed unfavorable behavior from the 2023 world champion.
“Especially with Michael Smith, you used to see much more often that he reacted very negatively,” said the German shooting star. However, this behavior has already improved.
“That was just a lapse”
Springer does not expect any further shocking images from Smith at the upcoming World Championship at Ally Pally (from December 11th LIVE on SPORT1 ).
“That was just a lapse that won’t happen again,” predicted the 25-year-old, who will also be at the start at the World Cup in London this year. At his Grand Slam debut, the “Meenzer Bub” failed in the round of 16 against Lukas Wenig.
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