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Michael Smith has told his followers that he has now completed an impressive treble after winning the PDC World Darts Championship in January and becoming world No.1.
The 32-year-old shook off his nearly-man tag after losing his first eight major finals by winning the Grand Slam in November before claiming world glory at Alexandra Palace.
Having also taken the mantle of being world No.1 with the £500,000 prize money, Smith has now used some of his winnings to go on a luxury holiday in Las Vegas – and 'complete' life.
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In a social media post to his 117,000 Twitter followers, Smith posed looking rosy cheeked in the sun with a cigar as well as in a hot tub while music blared.
The camera then panned round to show bikini-clad women, who might well have been waitresses at the bar, with the sun beaming down on the water.
The post brought in thousands of likes in a matter of hours as well as a million views, with one fan chuckling: "Life is about the journey, not the destination."
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A second fan said: "Bully Boy. What a bloke." A third posted: "This is class, most likeable bloke of the lot."
A fourth continued: "I wish I was this man, class at darts, rich, on holiday smoking a cigar."
Smith has had a mixed start to life on the board as the man to beat after celebrating glory with his wife and two kids, reaching the fifth round of the UK Open while sitting third in the Premier League table with one win from 11 nights.
Speaking of his plans for the year, Smith said on Sky Sports: "Hopefully I can do some damage this year. I want to get back on the practice board because I've not really had a chance to do so since winning the Worlds.
"If I put in a couple of hours a day I should be fine. I just need to get my arm back in."
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