Van Gerwen beats De Zwaan and is the third Dutchman in the eighth finals in Munich | Darts

Van Gerwen quickly took a 5-1 lead, after which his engine suddenly started to falter. The three-time world champion from Vlijmen won by hanging and strangling. ‘Mighty Mike’ ultimately recorded an average of 97.97 points per three arrows.

Earlier in the day, two other Dutch people managed to qualify for the eighth finals in Munich. Jermaine Wattimena recorded a great victory over Stephen Bunting: 6-2. Danny Noppert defeated fellow countryman Gian van Veen in a high-quality match: 6-5.

The eighth finals of the German Darts Grand Prix will be completed on Monday afternoon. Van Gerwen will face Joe Cullen, who defeated Jonny Clayton 6-3. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are also scheduled for Monday.

The German Darts Grand Prix is ​​the second tournament of the so-called European Tour. Three weeks ago the first meeting of this season took place in Wieze, Belgium. Then the overall victory went to Luke Littler. The young Englishman will not be in Munich this Easter weekend.