Van Veen complained after the match about a lack of energy and that was visible. With an average of 86 and 36 percentage of doubles points, there was no victory in it.
Smith later meets on Sunday in the final the second-ranked Gerwyn Price or the sixth-ranked Jonny Clayton. The two players from Wales are facing each other in the other semi-final.
Title holder Michael van Gerwen was already eliminated in the first round on Thursday by North Ireland's Daryl Gurney.
Sentinel — Human
Confidence
The text reads like a concise summary of specific, verifiable sporting events, exhibiting the structure and detail common in human-generated sports reporting rather than abstract synthesis.
Signals Detected
low severity: Sentence structure is direct and somewhat fragmented, typical of sports reporting; lacks the uniform rhythm of pure AI prose.
low severity: The flow is functional, linking specific events chronologically, but lacks expansive, purely abstract connection.
low severity: Information flows logically based on game results; no obvious reliance on generic transitional phrasing.
Human Indicators
Use of specific, raw statistical figures (86 average, 36 percent hit) combined with narrative sequencing suggests direct reporting from an event outcome.
The tone is brief and factual, consistent with condensed sports news reporting.