Michael van Gerwen starts impressive in Germany | Darts

Despite an average of almost 106, Van Gerwen had to pull out all the stops to shake off his opponent from England. Things got ugly when the three-time world champion trailed 3-5, but the Brabander kept his cool and won three legs in succession.

In the last sixteen Van Gerwen will have to deal with Rob Cross. ,,A phenomenal player’, is how he described the 2018 world champion. And about his duel with Dobey: ,,He had some excellent finishes, that made it difficult. These kind of wins give energy and that is very important.”

After his excellent start the day before, Raymond van Barneveld did not make it. With 90 average, he didn’t come into play against Damon Heta, who produced ten points more per turn on average. Barney had to take it 4-6 in legs.