Van Gerwen smashed in a 101 average only missing two darts at a double in the whole contest. As the defending champion, he will hope to move past a tough opponent next in
Gerwyn Price on his way to reclaiming his crown. Price edged out Krzysztof Ratajski in the second tie of the session with an average just below 90. It was an unpredictable match though with missed doubles being the major problem. They missed 29 darts at double in a polar opposite to the Van Gerwen tie. He will need to improve this if MVG continues to be at his ruthless best. Afternoon session schedule
Michael van Gerwen (101.33) 6-0 (90.14) Jermaine Wattimena Krzysztof Ratajski (87.15) 4 (11) 6 (89.26) Gerwyn Price Mensur Suljovic v Joe Cullen James Wade v Dave Chisnall Justin Pipe v Darren Webster Rob Cross v Jonny Clayton Dimitri Van den Bergh v Daryl Gurney Peter Wright v Ross Smith