Bunting ends seven year wait for Van Gerwen win: "The record was in the back of my mind"

Stephen Bunting caused a big shock in the second round of the Baltic Sea Darts Open. 'The Bullet' defeated Michael van Gerwen 6-4 and will meet Jonny Clayton in the round of 16 .

For Bunting it was the first time in seven years that he managed to win against Van Gerwen.

"If you want to win tournaments like this in front of great crowds you need to be beating people like Michael van Gerwen," Bunting said.

"It was a great game. If he hit the nine-darter it probably would've changed the game.

"I've put a lot of effort in and I'm playing as well as anyone at the moment.

"The record [against Van Gerwen] was in the back of my mind, but I'm playing better than ever and this result shows that."