Van Gerwen eases through with win over Murnan, Clayton secures top spot in group by defeating Robson

Van Gerwen could have potentially found himself out of the tournament if certain permutations had occurred. He made sure that didn’t happen though with a 5-1 win over the out of sorts Joe Murnan. It was a 97 average for the World Number One with two 180’s and a 41% checkout percentage.
Jonny Clayton finished top of the group though with his win over Gary Robson. This 5-3 victory cemented his 100% record so far at this year’s Grand Slam.
It was an 87 average with the Welshman like Van Gerwen just needing to win so it wasn’t the flashy games they’ve previously had this tournament.
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Tuesday session schedule:
James Wade (101.72) 5-1 (91.55) Mark Webster (C)
Gary Anderson (100.13) 5-1 (85.97) Steve Hine (D)
Ian White (91.65) 3-5 (89.36) Michael Unterbuchner (D)
Keegan Brown (103.66) 4-5 (103.98) Wesley Harms (C)
Michael van Gerwen (97.33) 5-1 (79.85) Joe Murnan (A)
Jonny Clayton (87.37) 5 (9) 3 (86.35) Gary Robson (A)
22:15 Krzysztof Ratajski v Adam Smith-Neale (B)
22:45 Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld
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