Hopp saw off Keegan Brown 6-3 in a game where it could be said that the crowd helped him to victory. Despite that though ‘The Maximiser’ still has to hit his doubles and played well in taking the win. Van Gerwen has it less easy as he was pushed all the way by Krzysztof Ratajski. He opened up a 3-1 lead but this was pulled back in the end to 3-2 and despite never leading, the Pole stayed close to MVG. Mighty Mike made no mistake though and claimed an important 6-4 win to cement his ambitions of defending his title. for more information about the PDC European Tour, including the format, calendar and the prize fund breakdown. Evening session schedule Max Hopp (90.43) 6-3 (87.88) Keegan Brown Michael van Gerwen (102.02) 6-4 (101.41) Krzysztof Ratajski 19:15 Rob Cross v Michael Rasztovits 19:45 Michael Smith v Ricky Evans 20:15 Mensur Suljovic v Josh Payne 20:45 Joe Cullen v Glen Durrant 21:15 Simon Whitlock v Cristo Reyes 21:45 Peter Wright v Ross Smith