{"id":36306,"date":"2024-09-20T23:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/hungarian-darts-trophy-michael-smith-beaten-by-jonny-clayton-on-night-one-while-peter-wright-and-raymond-van-barneveld-progress-darts-news\/20\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T23:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:41:57","slug":"hungarian-darts-trophy-michael-smith-beaten-by-jonny-clayton-on-night-one-while-peter-wright-and-raymond-van-barneveld-progress-darts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/hungarian-darts-trophy-michael-smith-beaten-by-jonny-clayton-on-night-one-while-peter-wright-and-raymond-van-barneveld-progress-darts-news\/20\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian Darts Trophy: Michael Smith beaten by Jonny Clayton on night one while Peter Wright and Raymond van Barneveld progress | Darts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World No 2 Michael Smith was the big casualty on night one of the Hungarian Darts Trophy after he was knocked out by Jonny Clayton.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Top seed and defending champion Dave Chisnall is next up for Clayton.<\/p>\n

Peter 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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What’s next on Sky Sports?<\/h3>\n

The 2024 BoyleSports World Grand Prix is next on the Sky Sports darting calendar.<\/p>\n

The annual \u00a3600,000 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Six-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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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World No 2 Michael Smith was the big casualty on night one of the Hungarian Darts Trophy after he was knocked out