Van Gerwen overcame Richard North who became the first person this weekend to take more than 3 legs off him in a close game. He will face Peter Wright, the World Number 2. He defeated his old friend Mervyn King 6-2 and will be hoping to show why he won the ProTour Player of the Year.
The other semi-final is between two former ranking winners in the form of 9 dart hero Ian White and Darren Webster. White defeated Ratajski 6-3 to book his place in that semi-final. His opponent Darren Webster defeated Justin Pipe in a 6-4 win for the Demolition Man.
Last Eight
Justin Pipe 4 | 6 Darren Webster
Ian White 6 | 3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 4 Richard North
Peter Wright 6 | 2 Mervyn King
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