Van Gerwen was a class apart as he sent a message to the competition with an 113 average in a 6-1 win over Raymond Smith. Six 180’s and a 75% checkout percentage gave Mighty Mike an imperious win to continue his resurgence.
Wright similarly looked good as he completed the first whitewash of today’s proceedings. It was 6/6 on the doubles alongside the 99 average as ‘Snakebite’ proved too good for the qualifier.
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2018 Melbourne Darts Masters Schedule of Play
Friday August 10 (7pm)
First Round Raymond van Barneveld (82.84) 6-4 (81.86) Ray O’Donnell
Michael Smith (92.46) 6-2 (81.31) Tim Pusey
Rob Cross (92.74) 6-2 (91.86) Haupai Puha
Gary Anderson (107.56) 6-2 (87.42) James Bailey
Peter Wright (99.10) 6-0 (84.28) Mike Bonser
Michael van Gerwen (112.61) 6-1 (89.46) Raymond Smith
14:00 Simon Whitlock v Corey Cadby
14:30 Kyle Anderson v Damon Heta
Best of 11 legs
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