This was despite Dobey averaging 109 and van Gerwen averaging 99, he showed his prowess on picking up from opponents mistakes.
He put a tweet on Twitter last night about the conditions comparing Milton Keynes, the base for this weekends' double header to Antarctica and saying it wasn't good for all of the players in action.
Van Gerwen has started off well today though defeating Steve Lennon in his opening round game as he aims to end the weekend with two more titles in his collection.
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