Earlier in the evening, Mighty Mike made short work of world champion Peter Wright in the quarterfinals: 6-1.
Last week, Van Gerwen had started the new Premier League season with a loss in his first match against Gary Anderson.
The Premier League will be played under a new format this year. Each round the darters play a mini-tournament according to a knock-out system, starting with four quarter-finals. The semi-finalists receive two points, the finalist three points and the winner five points.
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