28 mrt 2024 om 21:08 Update: 34 min. geleden
Michael van Gerwen finally won again in the Premier League on Thursday. ‘Mighty Mike’ defeated Michael Smith (6-4) in Belfast in the first round, but lost to Luke Littler one match later: 6-3.
The 34-year-old Van Gerwen was not given the victory against Smith. Despite an average of more than 110, he faced a 3-1 deficit after four legs. Van Gerwen then finished better and fought back into the race.
In the eighth leg he broke Smith and equalized: 4-4. Van Gerwen, who ultimately recorded an average of 105.79, won two legs in a row and secured victory.
With the victory over Smith, Van Gerwen broke a dramatic series of four Premier League defeats in a row. A match later, Van Gerwen did not come close to his best game. He achieved an average of 94.62 against Littler and could only keep up with the seventeen-year-old top talent.
Littler won the Premier League match later in the evening. In the final he was too strong for Nathan Aspinall 6-4. It was the first time he won a competitive round.
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