Van Gerwen spoke afterwards saying that despite it not being an outstanding performance he won and that was all that counted.
"It wasn't an outstanding performance but I won the game and that's all that counts, whereas the other day I played a phenomenal game and lost," said Van Gerwen.
"It would be nice to win this tournament again but there is a long way to go yet and it's going to be tough to beat the top players who are still left in."
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here.
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