At 4-2 up, 'The Saint' would have been buoyant of his chances of seeing off 'Mighty Mike' but multiple mid range finishes were enough for Van Gerwen to see him off.
He will face
Ian White tonight in the Quarter-Finals who saw off Dave Chisnall. He completed a 6-0 demolition of the St Helens ace with a 106 average and 60% on the doubles. This means he will be buoyant of his chances of giving the World Number One a real game.
Sunday April 15
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm)
Third Round
Michael van Gerwen (98.72) 6-4 (90.36) Alan Tabern
Dave Chisnall (90.3) 0-6 (106.09) Ian White
Daryl Gurney v Mervyn King
Michael Smith v Jelle Klaasen
Max Hopp v Benito van de Pas
Joe Cullen v Daniel Larsson
Mensur Suljovic v Gerwyn Price
Darren Webster v Rob Cross