Henderson mounts brilliant comeback to draw with Van Gerwen in Aberdeen

John Henderson mounted a brilliant comeback to draw with Michael van Gerwen to cap off a brilliant Premier League debut in Aberdeen.

Henderson was on the verge of a heavy defeat but as Mighty Mike started to falter he got better as he made it a debut one to remember.
Van Gerwen went 3-0 up with ease but Henderson sent the crowd wild by claiming his first leg. Mighty Mike dispelled that by kicking off with six perfect darts and upped his average to 113.
Hendo hit back with a 10 darter to keep himself involved at 4-2 behind. From there he started to hit back making it 5-4 to send the crowd wild. Van Gerwen claimed a definite point but couldn’t close out the win with Henderson claiming the draw from there.
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Week Five schedule
Michael Smith (100.21) 3-7 (103.96) Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney (94.45) 0-7 (109.59) James Wade
Mensur Suljovic (95.55) 3-7 (93.13) Gerwyn Price
Raymond van Barneveld (95.36) 3-7 (106.64) Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen (103.91) 6 (12) 6 (97.38) John Henderson
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