Michael van Gerwen is already certain of the Premier League play-offs | Darts

sport">Due to the defeat of Belgian Dimitri Van den Berg in the last match of the evening against Scotsman Peter Wright (5-8), Van Gerwen can no longer finish outside the top four in the regular season.

sport">Van Gerwen and Anderson were tied until 3-3. Then took Mighty Mike a lead of 6-3 and on 7-4 he decided the match with double 1. The Brabant player reached an average of 98.02 with three arrows against 94 for Anderson.

sport">Because of the victory, Van Gerwen is alone in the lead in the Premier League. He has 1 point more than the Englishman Nathan Aspinall and the Portuguese José de Sousa. Aspinall drew 7-7 earlier in the evening against James Wade. De Sousa beat Johnny Clayton 8-5.

sport">Two more rounds of play will follow on Wednesday and Thursday. The semi-finals and the final are on Friday. Van Gerwen won the competition five times, the last time in 2019.

sport">Van Gerwen himself noticed that he started throwing well after a changeable start. “I also noticed that my game irritated him. You could also see that in his reaction after the game ”, said de Brabander RTL7. “Of course it is nice to win this one, two important points and I can continue with this.”

sport">The darter ended the match with the lowest possible finish – double 1 – but didn’t mind. “I didn’t feel like I was going to lose this game again. But I kept putting myself under pressure. I want to get results here, because I need that. It is all very close together ”, says Van Gerwen, who knows what he still has to do. “I still have to win four games.”

sport">Results May 25

• James Wade – Nathan Aspinall 7-7
• Jonny Clayton – Jose de Sousa 5-8
• Gary Anderson – Michael van Gerwen 4-8
• Peter Wright – Dimitri Van den Bergh 8-5

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