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Michael Smith has joked he's banned his dad from watching him compete after he made it into the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix for the first time in his career.
The reigning World Champion didn't put a foot wrong as he eased passed Brendan Dolan in his second round tie 3-0. And speaking after the clash, he joked his parents are now banned from watching him play.
Smith joked to Online Darts: "The best part is my mum and dad are in Las Vegas, and my dad travels everywhere with me now! He's not allowed to come to this tournament.
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"He's been every single time, and he's not allowed to come back. And I hope he watches this," but he then added: "I'm over the moon to finally get the win."
Speaking about the win, Smith said: "The very first time was Jamie Lewis. I was two sets up, two legs up and going against Brendon I was always thinking about how I've been in this position before, blew it and lost."
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Smith's quarter-final clash will come against Andrew Gilding on Friday evening – with a spot in the semi-finals on the line.
Smith continued: "I think we both have to win that game. Not only Andrew, I'm not going to give you some clickbait title. I think me and Andrew have both got to raise our game, the fans deserve better."
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