Van Gerwen lost out to league leader Glen Durrant last night and his rivalry with Anderson saw the Scot take maximum points on Judgement Night.
The World Number One was leading early on as he went 3-2 up with Anderson having missed six darts at double so far.
He continued to edge in front until a pivotal break after 4-4 with the two time World Champion hitting double 20 to make it 5-4. From being 4-3 down, he made sure of at least a point and he hit an exhibition 101 to complete the feat and make it a 7-4 victory.
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Nathan Aspinall (102.96) 7-5 (102.06) Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 4-7 Gary Anderson
Jermaine Wattimena v Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright v Daryl Gurney
Glen Durrant v Rob Cross
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