Michael Smith is a man for dream darts scenarios.

Before his first World Cup final in 2019, the Englishman fantasized about a ceremony before his wedding that not only revolved around him and his future wife, but also the huge Sid Waddell Trophy.

Smith's girlfriend should be asked if she would like to marry the current darts world champion.

But nothing came of it, the "Bully Boy" was defeated by Dutchman Michael van Gerwen 3: 7.

This time, too, Smith was harboring dreamy thoughts.

Given his nickname, he wants to buy a bull after the World Cup.

“If I win the World Cup, I'll convince my wife of it.

I'll call him 'Ferdinand' like in the cartoon.

You can't come to my house and not see a cop, can you? ”Smith announced on Sport1.

But again the plan failed, because this time the Scot Peter Wright won 7: 5.

Smith finished the next losing final on Monday night and burst into tears several times.

"I've now won five sets instead of three," he said with a dash of sarcasm.

He must have done something bad in a previous life that it is now bothering him in his head.

As a consolation there are 200,000 pounds (about 238,000 euros) in prize money and a record: 83 times 180 points at a World Cup.

After a highly emotional and turbulent World Cup tournament, World Champion Wright and the defeated Smith provided the right final shots. "Snakebite" Wright raised the huge trophy several times after the thrilling duel, then the 51-year-old Scot hopped from right to left and back again to his run-in music "Don't stop the party" by Pitbull.

Wright joins an illustrious row. Two world championship titles or more have only been achieved by six players at the PDC World Federation. In front of the brightly coiffed Scot, these were the Englishman Phil Taylor (14 titles), the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen (three) as well as Gary Anderson (Scotland), Adrian Lewis (England) and John Part from Canada (two each). "I'm so happy. I did it, ”said Wright, who is coming very close to Primus Gerwyn Price from Wales in the world rankings and could overtake him in 2022. First place has been a declared goal of his for a long time.

"The Flying Scotsman", as Gary Anderson is called, congratulated directly via Twitter. The evening before he had lost the direct duel against his compatriot 4-6. Wright had won difficult games against England's Callan Rydz (5-4), Anderson and Smith on three consecutive evenings. However, the veteran did not think of a big celebration on the occasion of the triumph and a prize money of 500,000 pounds (around 595,000 euros). "There's no party, but a cup or two of tea," Wright said at DAZN. He is too old for more.

The World Cup tournament, which had meanwhile drifted into corona chaos, came to a conciliatory end in the end. Half a dozen positive tests on players caused trouble and several game failures. The most prominent victim was the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen, who was eliminated without a fight after a positive test. Nothing changed in the spectator situation until the end. The “Ally Pally” in the north of London was allowed to be used to full capacity over the three weeks.

In contrast to the rest of the world, this time the world association decided not to announce the ten starters for the Premier League after the World Cup final.

World champion Wright, Primus Price as well as van Gerwen and the Englishman James Wade are placed above the ranking list.

There is no way around the inconsolable World Cup finalist Smith, any more than Anderson and Welsh Jonny Clayton, who won four major tournaments in 2021.

The next big darts tournament is the Masters (January 28th to 30th).