Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Humphries 6-2
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 1 · Thu 5 Feb
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Luke Humphries faces Michael van Gerwen at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 1 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Michael van Gerwen who has the result at 6-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1 stays with Luke Humphries on throw. A 180 from Michael van Gerwen turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries takes out 52 with Michael van Gerwen poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Michael van Gerwen drags the match level in Leg 2. Michael van Gerwen takes out 97 with Luke Humphries poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Michael van Gerwen turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Michael van Gerwen answers with a maximum; Michael van Gerwen gets the finish on 87; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1. Michael van Gerwen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4.
Michael van Gerwen takes out 32 with Luke Humphries poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-1. Luke Humphries stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 5. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Michael van Gerwen leads 3-2. Leg 6 stays with Michael van Gerwen on throw. Michael van Gerwen answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Michael van Gerwen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Michael van Gerwen takes out 20 with Luke Humphries poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
Michael van Gerwen leads 4-2. Michael van Gerwen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 7. Michael van Gerwen answers with a maximum; Michael van Gerwen shuts the door with a 104 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-2.
Michael van Gerwen closes out Leg 8. A 180 from Luke Humphries turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 25 still on the board. The match contains 2 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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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Leg 1 stays with Luke Humphries on throw. A 180 from Michael van Gerwen turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries takes out 52 with Michael van Gerwen poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.
Michael van Gerwen drags the match level in Leg 2. Michael van Gerwen takes out 97 with Luke Humphries poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Michael van Gerwen turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Michael van Gerwen answers with a maximum; Michael van Gerwen gets the finish on 87; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1.
Michael van Gerwen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Michael van Gerwen takes out 32 with Luke Humphries poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-1.
Luke Humphries stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 5. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-2.
Leg 6 stays with Michael van Gerwen on throw. Michael van Gerwen answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Michael van Gerwen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Michael van Gerwen takes out 20 with Luke Humphries poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-2.
Michael van Gerwen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 7. Michael van Gerwen answers with a maximum; Michael van Gerwen shuts the door with a 104 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-2.
Michael van Gerwen closes out Leg 8. A 180 from Luke Humphries turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 25 still on the board. Michael van Gerwen is sitting on 114 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Michael van Gerwen shuts the door with a 114 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. That's the match - Michael van Gerwen wins 6-2.