Whitlock lethal in defeating Kanik, Meulenkamp dumps out Gurney & Van Gerwen starts campaign with win over Menzies

In the first game, 'The Wizard' was lethal against Tytus Kanik who has impressed this year so far. He hit six doubles from seven attempts in a 6-2 victory. This backs up the form Whitlock has displayed in the Premier League and he will be hoping to add the title in Leverkusen to that to prove the critics wrong.
Ron Meulenkamp dumped out Daryl Gurney following that. He knocked out the World Number five in a 6-4 victory hitting seven 180's in his win as 'The Bomb' continues his great form.
Then Michael van Gerwen came from 2-0 down like against Michael Smith on Thursday in the Premier League to knock out Cameron Menzies 6-3 and book his place in the final day of the European Darts Open.
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Evening Session (6.15pm-10pm)
Simon Whitlock (91.96) 6-2 (94.75) Tytus Kanik
Daryl Gurney (85.07) 4-6 (89.67) Ron Meulenkamp
Michael van Gerwen (94.82) 6-3 (84.3) Cameron Menzies
Peter Wright v Luke Woodhouse
Rob Cross v Adrian Lewis
Jelle Klaasen v James Wade
Mensur Suljovic v Jamie Hughes
Michael Smith v Darren Johnson