After Michael van Gerwen won two rounds in a row in the Premier League, things went wrong in the first game of the tournament in Nottingham on Thursday evening. In the sixth round, Gerwyn Price was 6-4 too strong for the darts player from Vlijmen.
Van Gerwen did not start the match very well. Mighty Mike was allowed to start, but it was Price who won the first leg. After that, the current number three in the world quickly distanced itself from Price. Partly due to a 144 finish, he took a 3-1 lead. With high scores, he seemed well on his way to the win at the time.
turnaround
In the next leg Van Gerwen could have expanded that lead, but from 106 it went wrong on double twenty. It gave Price a chance to get back into the game. The man from Wales did that, who finished the leg with double twenty and then tied the score again via a 130 finish.
Van Gerwen was completely lost after that equalizing turn. His average, which was above a hundred, dropped far below. With Price it was exactly the other way around, he had a good feeling and saw his average quickly rise above a hundred. At that moment, Price, the number two in the world, seemed well on his way to the semi-finals.
Decision
Seemed, as this time Van Gerwen came back into the game. He had a chance to tie the score at 4-5, but failed to throw out 69 with three darts in hand. Price then threw out, meaning ‘MvG’ was soon finished in Nottingham.