Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld fight back to claim maximum points in Wolverhampton

Michael van Gerwen like Phil Taylor before him survived a real scare to defeat Rob Cross 5-4. Cross played brilliantly including a blockbuster 170 checkout and averaged 104 in an excellent game but Van Gerwen being like he is should never be written off and came back to win from being 4-2 down. Once again Cross is denied an opportunity to beat Michael on a big stage after beating him in Leverkusen earlier this year in a Euro Tour but he is sure to topple 'Mighty Mike' soon.
A similar occurrence happened in the final game of the night, Raymond van Barneveld survived a real scare as well and was on the edge of defeat like his Dutch counterpart Michael van Gerwen and rival Phil Taylor. He came from 3-0 down to edge past the Iceman, Gerwyn Price 5-4. Like the men before him he turned it on when it really mattered and it means he moves to within touching distance of Round 2 at the Wolves Civic.
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