Van Gerwen showed a high level against his compatriot, especially in the first legs of the second session. He quickly walked away from Van Veen, 13 years younger, who was not quite there happy seemed to be on the oche. At the end of the second session, when it was only 6-4 for Van Gerwen, he even seemed to indicate that things were not going well due to a wound on his index finger.
Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen and Danny Noppert to the European Championship quarter-finals, Luke Littler already eliminated
After a short break, Van Veen seemed to appear fresher again in the third session. But he had to make up a break against the excellent thrower Mighty Mike. Van Veen succeeded in this because he continued to raise his level. But immediately after making it 7-7, Van Gerwen struck again with a break. Van Veen’s answer came just as quickly, because Van Gerwen failed to make it 9-7 with two arrows on double-16.
Van Gerwen impressed a little later with a 156 finish, but because Van Veen had started he needed a break to reach the final. The tension was noticeable among the Vlijmen resident, who did not have a happy evening with his doubles anyway. At 9-9 he missed three chances to finish it off. Van Veen then finished it off with a break.
Noppert also in semi-finals
Noppert is the third Dutchman to advance to the semi-finals. In the quarter-finals, the 34-year-old Frisian defeated Ricardo Pietreczko (10-5). Soon ran TheFreeze to a 5-1, but the German made it exciting by coming back to 7-5.
However, he then lost three legs and Noppert won. He will face Luke Humphries in the semi-finals. The world number 1 won 10-3 against James Wade. The semi-finals and final are scheduled for later this Sunday.