Michael van Gerwen beats Gian van Veen 6-4
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 1 · Thu 5 Feb
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Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen are on the board at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 1, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Michael van Gerwen eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen closes 32 with Gian van Veen waiting on 60 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 1-0. Leg 2: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen takes out 48 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen closes 84 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 31 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1. Leg 4: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 25 and leaves 4, Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Gian van Veen cannot take out 85 and leaves 8; Gian van Veen closes 8 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 71 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-2. Leg 6: Michael van Gerwen takes out 81 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Gian van Veen takes out 110 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 69 and leaves 32, Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen takes out 28 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Michael van Gerwen wins 6-4.
Michael van Gerwen posts the higher three-dart average, 97.81 compared with 90.57. Gian van Veen hits 1 maximum and Michael van Gerwen hits 6. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 29.0% and Michael van Gerwen finishes at 38.0%. Michael van Gerwen's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Michael van Gerwen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 1 breaks of throw. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen closes 32 with Gian van Veen waiting on 60 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen takes out 48 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen closes 84 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 31 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 25 and leaves 4, Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Gian van Veen cannot take out 85 and leaves 8; Gian van Veen closes 8 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 71 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Michael van Gerwen takes out 81 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Gian van Veen takes out 110 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 69 and leaves 32, Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen takes out 28 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Michael van Gerwen wins 6-4.