2020-21 PDC World Darts Championship Second Round – Jose de Sousa vs Ross Smith Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Jose de Sousa vs Ross Smith taking place? Thursday 17th December, 2020 – evening session

Where is Jose de Sousa vs Ross Smith taking place? Alexandra Palace, London

Where can I get tickets for Jose de Sousa vs Ross Smith? Visit this link for the most up-to-date information regarding tickets at the PDC World Darts Championship

What channel is Jose de Sousa vs Ross Smith on? Sky Sports Darts

Where can I stream Jose de Sousa vs Ross Smith? Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via Sky Go

THE PREDICTION

Ross Smith was put through his paces in the first round by David Evans and although the final result was 3-0 in his favour, each of the three sets were competitive and that will serve him well heading into this second-round encounter. However, he runs into one of the dark horses for the entire tournament with recent Grand Slam of Darts champion Jose de Sousa playing some exception darts right now. ‘The Special One’ is in the form of his life and his statistics over the course of 2020 are up there with the very best. He may be feeling some added pressure given that there there is plenty of expectation on him to have a deep run at Ally Pally but if he can overcome some early nerves then he is likely to outclass Smith here with a 3-1 scoreline the prediction.