Michael van Gerwen will take on Michael Smith in the final of the PDC Darts World Championship at Alexandra Palace.
Smith made a tremendous start and took a 2-0 lead, but Nathan Aspinall fought back to level at 2-2 and then again for 3-3.
But Smith was relentless in his scoring and clinched victory at the first attempt with a 121 checkout.
World No1 Van Gerwen, meanwhile, dispatched of world No2 Gary Anderson 6-1 and will be the favourite in the showdown on New Year's Day.
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PDC schedule and results
Sunday December 30 (7pm GMT)
- Semi-Final 1
Michael Smith defeated Nathan Aspinall 6-3
- Semi-Final 2
Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson 6-1
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Results
Friday December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30 GMT)
- Nathan Aspinall 4-3 Devon Petersen
- Benito Van de Pas 1-4 Brendan Dolan
- Ryan Joyce 4-3 James Wade
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Ryan Searle 1-4 Michael Smith
- Jamie Lewis 0-4 Dave Chisnall
- Rob Cross 2-4 Luke Humphries
Thursday December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30 GMT)
- Devon Petersen 4-2 Steve West (R3)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 1-4 Luke Humphries (R3)
- Michael Smith 4-2 John Henderson (R3)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Toni Alcinas 2-4 Benito van de Pas (R3)
- Gary Anderson 4-3 Chris Dobey (R4)
- Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Adrian Lewis (R4)
Saturday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Ryan Joyce 4-3 Alan Norris
- Dave Chisnall 4-0 Kim Huybrechts
- Daryl Gurney 3-4 Jamie Lewis
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Ryan Searle 4-1 William O'Connor
- Gary Anderson 4-3 Jermaine Wattimena
- Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Max Hopp
Friday December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Benito van de Pas vs Mansell/Long (R2)
- John Henderson vs Clemens/Kirk (R2)
- Steve West vs North/Marijanovic (R2)
- Kyle Anderson vs De Graaf/Malicdem (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Ian White vs Jones/Petersen (R2)
- Jelle Klaasen vs Brown/Sedlacek (R2)
- Gerwyn Price vs Aspinall/Nentjes (R2)
- Jonny Clayton vs Van den Bergh/Puleo (R2)
Thursday December 13 (7pm GMT)
- Jeffrey de Zwaan 3-0 Nitin Kumar (R1)
- Martin Schindler (2) 1-3 (3) Cody Harris (R1)
- Jan Dekker (3) 3-1 (1) Lisa Ashton (R1)
- Rob Cross (3) 3-1 (1) Jeffrey de Zwaan (R2)
Friday December 14
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Michael Barnard 3-2 Jose De Sousa (R1)
- Alan Tabern 3-2 Raymond Smith (R1)
- Paul Nicholson 0-3 Kevin Burness (R1)
- Jamie Lewis 3-2 Cody Harris (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Danny Noppert 3-0 Royden Lam (R1)
- Simon Stevenson 0-3 Ted Evetts (R1)
- Chris Dobey 3-0 Boris Koltsov (R1)
- Gary Anderson 3-1 Kevin Burness (R2)
Saturday December 15
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Richard North 3-2 Robert Marijanovic (R1)
- Mickey Mansell 1-3 Jim Long (R1)
- Josh Payne 3-2 Jeff Smith (R1)
- Max Hopp 3-0 Noppert (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Toni Alcinas 3-0 Craig Ross (R1)
- Ryan Searle 3-0 Stephen Burton (R1)
- Keegan Brown 3-0 Karel Sedlacek (R1)
- Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Alan Tabern (R2)
Sunday December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Aden Kirk (R1)
- William O’Connor 3-0 Yordi Meeuwisse (R1)
- Brendan Dolan 3-0 Yuanjun Liu (R1)
- Dave Chisnall 3-2 Josh Payne (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Luke Humphries 3-0 Adam Hunt (R1)
- Matthew Edgar 1-3 Darius Labanauskas (R1)
- Ross Smith 3-1 Paul Lim (R1)
- Peter Wright 1-3 Toni Alcinas (R2)
Monday December 17 (7pm GMT)
- Vincent van der Voort 3-1 Lourence Ilagan (R1)
- Wayne Jones 2-3 Devon Petersen (R1)
- Ryan Joyce 3-0 Anastasia Dobromyslova (R1)
- Raymond van Barneveld 2-3 Darus Labanauskas (R2)
Tuesday December 18
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Robert Thornton 1-3 Daniel Larsson (R1)
- Ricky Evans 1-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez (R1)
- Krzysztof Ratajski 2-3 Seigo Asada (R1)
- Darren Webster 3-0 Van der Voort/Ilagan (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Steve Lennon 3-0 James Bailey (R1)
- Ron Meulenkamp 3-2 Diogo Portela (R1)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Chuck Puleo (R1)
- Daryl Gurney 3-0 Ross Smith (R2)
Wednesday December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Nathan Aspinall 3-0 Geert Nentjes (R1)
- Jeffrey de Graaf 2-3 Noel Malicdem (R1)
- Joe Cullen 0-3 Brendan Dolan (R2)
- Kim Huybrechts 3-0 Daniel Larsson (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- James Wilson 1-3 O’Connor/Meuwisse (R2)
- Simon Whitlock 0-3 Joyce/Dobromyslova (R2)
- Michael Smith 3-1 Meulenkamp/Portela (R2)
- James Wade 3-2 Ratajski/Asada (R2)
Thursday December 20
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Jermaine Wattimena 3-0 Michael Barnard (R2)
- Alan Norris 3-2 Steve Lenno (R2)
- Stephen Bunting 1-3 Luke Humphries (R2)
- Steve Beaton 0-3 Chris Dobey (R2)
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Cristo Reyes 3-2 Evans/Rodriguez (R2)
- Mervyn King 3-2 Jan Dekker (R2)
- Adrian Lewis 3-0 Ted Evetts (R2)
- Mensur Suljovic 1-3 Ryan Searle (R2)
Saturday December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
- Nathan Aspinall 5-1 Brendan Dolan
- Dave Chisnall 2-5 Gary Anderson
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
- Luke Humphries 1-5 Michael Smith
- Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Ryan Joyce
Schedule
Tuesday January 1 (8pm GMT)
- Final
Tournament Format
| First Round | Best of five sets (no tie-break) |
| Second Round | Best of five sets |
| Third Round | Best of seven sets |
| Fourth Round | Best of seven sets |
| Quarter-Finals | Best of nine sets |
| Semi-Finals | Best of 11 sets |
| Final | Best of 13 sets |
From the second round onwards a tie-break will be operational across all rounds, and the final set must be won by two clear legs. If the score reaches five-apiece, the 11th leg will be decided by sudden-death.
Prize money
The total prize money for the competition stands at £2.5million, with the winner pocketing £500,000 - a £100,000 increase on last year’s offering.
| Winner (1) | £500,000 |
| Runner-up (1) | £200,000 |
| Semi-finalists (2) | £100,000 |
| Quarter-finalists (4) | £50,000 |
| Last 16 losers (8) | £35,000 |
| Third round losers (16) | £35,000 |
| Second round losers (32) | £15,000 |
| First round losers (32) | £7,500 |
Prediction
Betting odds | Betfair | Subject to change
Outright
| Michael van Gerwen | 13/8 |
| Gary Anderson | 7/2 |
| Peter Wright | 10/1 |
| Michael Smith | 14/1 |
| Mensur Suljovic | 16/1 |
| Rob Cross | 20/1 |
| Daryl Gurney | 30/1 |
| Gerwyn Price | 45/1 |
| James Wade | 40/1 |
| Joe Cullen | 66/1 |
| Sam Whitlock | 66/1 |
