Michael Smith couldn't sleep after being crowned darts world champion for the first time, so he spent the night staring at the trophy he's always dreamed of winning.
The 32-year-old Englishman became only the second player in history to hit a nine-darter in a PDC World Championship final as he defeated Michael van Gerwen in one of the sport's greatest ever games at Alexandra Palace.
Smith told talkSPORT he couldn't take his eyes of the trophy after becoming world darts champion
The atmosphere at Ally Pally was electric as the home hero sealed the first title of his career in fine style.
It was worth the wait for Smith, who had lost all eight of the televised major finals he had played in until his recent Grand Slam victory, before winning the biggest prize in darts on the game's biggest stage.
His 7-4 win over the Dutch master has been hailed as one of the greatest finals in darts history, after he landed his nine-darter just moments after Van Gerwen missed a chance to land his own.
It made the victory all the sweeter for Smith, who was beaten by Van Gerwen in the 2019 final and also suffered a painful defeat to Peter Wright 12 months ago.
And he told talkSPORT he's not taking his eyes or his hands off the trophy for a while
"The trophy is sleeping in the big bed with me now, she [his wife] is on the couch," Smith told talkSPORT Breakfast, still buzzing from the night before despite his lack of sleep - which came about after he got an unwelcome surprise upon his return to his hotel...
Smith was as cool as a cucumber as he completed a nine-dart leg
Van Gerwen, the three-time champion and favourite, could barely believe it, as it came after he missed a nine-dart chance of his own
"The bar in the hotel shut at about 11pm, and we got back at 12am - so I just went straight up to my room and I opened a cabinet to put the trophy in and just stared at it for seven hours.
"All the heartache was put into one massive emotion last night. Finally getting over that line was a huge relief, something I always knew I'd get, but I just didn't expect the feeling I'd get from it. It's hard to sum it up in words."
Darts is a battle of nerve, as well as skill, and Smith explained how his mind games with Van Gerwen helped him turn the tide against the three-time PDC world champion.
"When Michael missed [his nine-darter] I gave him a little high-five - I thought, 'If I hit this, he'll know he's in a game, then'," he said.
"Michael was telling everyone how he doesn't get beat and he will win, so for me to hit the nine, you could see from that point on he started to hit a lot of loose darts and started missing a few doubles, so not only was it the best leg of darts, but it was a also a crucial time in the game as well.
"He beat me in the 2019 final 7-3 and I felt like I didn't do myself justice. So it felt sweet to finally, not get revenge, but to make it 1-1 in world finals, because I'm sure that's not the last one me and Michael play together.
"I'll cherish now for the next 12 months, and I'm sure I'll be in a few people's faces telling them I'm the new No.1 and finally world champion!"
It was a night to remember for Smith as he became world number one for the first time
But there will be no rest for the newly crowned world No.1, who is back on the road again later on this week.
"My plan now is I've got two days off, and then on January 7th I'm in Germany," he revealed.
"Then on the 9th I fly to Bahrain for one of the World Series', so I've literally got no time to sit and chill.
"The new PDC calendar starts back up, the World Series next week, another one the week after in Copenhagen, then it's the Masters the week after that, and then the Premier League is two days later!"
He'll have to make some room in his bag for his new pride and joy.
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