In the fourth of the show, Michael van Gerwen picks his 2017 World Championship semi-final clash against Raymond van Barneveld as his game.
Van Gerwen went to the championship ranked as the No 1 at the world claimed Premier League titles that season, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam and the World Matchplay.
He’d beaten against Darren Webster, Cristo Reyes, Kim Viljanen and Daryl Gurney to set up a mouth-watering clash.
The group traded blows five sets prior to Van Gerwen opened a lead .
“I felt really great as it was probably the best tournament I’ve played in my life,” explained Van Gerwen. “It was really important for me to play nicely against Raymond and I had to otherwise I would have missed this game.”
After going 4-2 up MVG did not look back, making among the greatest performances the Ally Pally has ever witnessed, averaging a championship record 114.05 and narrowly missing double 12, en route to a detailed 6-2 victory.
“It was pleasant to beat Raymond, I still hadn’t won anything after that, but it gave me confidence to the championship, and that I played nicely later too.”
Van Gerwen end Gary Anderson’s reign as world champion, defeating The Flying Scotsman 7-3 to maintain his second world title and would choose that form in the final.
It is not very long to wait patiently till darts is back on Sky Sports, the World Grand Prix gets underway on Sunday, October 6 at Dublin’s Citywest Arena October 12, and seven days of coverage continues until the closing on Saturday.
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