In the tenth round of the Premier League, Michael van Gerwen lost 6-3 to Jonny Clayton in the semi-finals. In Birmingham, the Premier League leaders were never really able to get into the game against Premier League number five Clayton, also thanks to missed shots in many doubles.
In the quarterfinals, Van Gerwen defeated Chris Dobey in a high-level match.
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Van Gerwen last played against Dobey in the seventh-round semi-finals. This turned into an unprecedented 6-0 loss for Van Gerwen. This could not be repeated after a match at Birmingham, as Van Gerwen finished with a score of 101 after two 180 shots, thus leveling a breakout: 1-0.
The next four legs went 3:2 with darts for Brabander. Dobey continued to recover, as evidenced by his last leg win in twelve darts. Still, Van Gerwen broke the second on the seventh foot after Dobey missed an arrow and made 20-5-2 in doubles.
With a good 125 finish, Van Gerwen made the decision of the game and advanced to the semi-finals: 6-2. Notable: Dobey averaged 106.1 to 106.5 slightly better than Van Gerwen. Partly for this reason, Van Gerwen called it a “great match”.
In the semi-finals, Van Gerwen faced Premier League number five Welshman Jonny Clayton. Van Gerwen Clayton broke the first leg after both darts missed many darts in a pair. With a nice 112 finish, Clayton then equalized: 1-1.
A player protected his own leg for the first time as Van Gerwen missed two arrows in the next standing double-eight and Clayton hit the target: 2-1 for Welsh. Van Gerwen lagged behind Clayton, who later broke his leg: 3-1. With the score 4:2, the Brabant player had to take a break and started scoring high scores again.
Thanks to 49 on the suspension, he again cleared Clayton, who came in with 180 points to finish 36. He threw the ball out with his second dart: 5-2. Van Gerwen grabbed his own leg but was made to stand next. Clayton passed 86 with the first match dart on the target board and advanced to the final.
Source: NOS

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