Van Gerwen also reached the last 16 at his debut at the Danish Darts Open. The world number one beat Scott Taylor, who reached a Pro Tour final earlier this year.
Rob Cross avoided a scare against Steve Beaton. The reigning world champion was 3-5 down, before he won three legs on the spin. Steve West completed the lineup for the third round after beating Ian White 6-4.
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Mervyn King (96.36) 6-5 (84.18) Max Hopp
Mensur Suljovic (96.86) 6-1 (91.34) Ryan Joyce
Peter Wright (96.86) 6-1 (86.44) Barry Lynn
Michael Smith (103.26) 5-6 (101.39) Adrian Lewis
Rob Cross (96.04) 6-5 (98.66) Steve Beaton
Daryl Gurney (93.74) 3-6 (99.44) Ricky Evans
Michael van Gerwen (91.30) 6-2 (85.66) Scott Taylor
Ian White (89.14) 4-6 (86.71) Steve West
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