Evans of course claimed victory in the Icons of Darts Live League last week and was denied yesterday by Nijman who defeated him 5-4 en route to claiming the first group win of the week.
It was a reverse this time around with a 5-3 victory for Evans who hit a 93 average and a high checkout of 119 and it was a match full of breaks of throw but it was 'Stretch' who claimed a pivotal one taking out 90 to go 4-3 ahead.
He only had to hold throw and he did so to seal top spot on the night with two more games set to take place to round out the rest of the table.
As a catalyst for this win, Evans also took out Raymond van Barneveld in a 5-1 win with three 180's and a 102.8 average before he saw off Nijman so he claimed a Double Dutch victory en route to the Group win.
Scott Mitchell also claimed his first win of the tournament seeing off Ritchie Edhouse in between that on his first night so he will not end it winless.
Raymond van Barneveld (91.83) 5-2 (87.97) Scott Mitchell
David Evans (107.71) 5-3 (106.71) Ritchie Edhouse
Wessel Nijman (96) 3-5 (90.93) Raymond van Barneveld
Scott Mitchell (84) 0-5 (93.94) David Evans
Ritchie Edhouse (84.1) 5-2 (89.79) Wessel Nijman
Raymond van Barneveld (84.65) 1-5 (102.83) David Evans
Scott Mitchell (91.21) 5-4 (85.33) Ritchie Edhouse
Wessel Nijman (91.37) 3-5 (93.84) David Evans
Raymond van Barneveld v Ritchie Edhouse
Scott Mitchell v Wessel Nijman