‘I played with broken hand and hole in my groin’ – Michael Smith hits out at fan criticism as he opens up on injury hell

DARTS prima Michael Smith has opened up astir his caller wounded issues, revealing helium erstwhile played with a breached hand.

Bully Boy was knocked retired of the World Championship past period pursuing a daze decision to Kevin Doets successful the 2nd round.

He subsequently mislaid his spot successful the Premier League Darts line-up aft falling down the PDC Order of Merit.

Amid his ongoing woes astatine the oche, Smith has opened up astir the assorted wounded problems that person plagued him recently.

In a connection connected societal media, helium wrote: "Feels similar this needed to beryllium said arsenic I'm annoyed seeing I'm finished oregon what's happening it's this oregon that.

"The past six weeks I've had people 2 AC [acromioclavicular] enarthrosis wounded and seeking physio each two-three days to assistance that but for three-four years I've been warring thing else.

"I broke some my wrists erstwhile I was 19 and present it's catching up with maine and present suffering with arthritis to my close hand.

"This isn't sympathy oregon a outcry for help. This is letting you each successful to it. I've ne'er fixed up oregon stopped from immoderate pain.

"I played a satellite last with a breached hand. I made a UK Open last with a spread successful my groin. I've won Pro Tours and Euros with problems with my ankle.

"What this connection means is this is maine opening up and letting you each know. I didn’t accidental earlier arsenic I was frightened of losing the Prem oregon losing World Series but I wasn’t picked anyhow truthful wherefore not now.

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"I spot the specializer Monday and erstwhile I cognize you volition cognize what volition hap implicit the adjacent period oregon so.

"I’ll ne'er fto thing bushed maine and I committedness I’ll beryllium backmost precise VERY quickly. To each my fans. BullyBoy."

Smith was knocked retired of the World Masters connected Thursday pursuing a archetypal circular decision to Danny Noppert.