Gurney and Cross share the spoils in opening match at Premier League in Exeter

Daryl Gurney and Rob Cross shared the spoils in the opening match of the night which became a fairly close affair especially towards the end at the Premier League in Exeter.

Gurney stole a march early on streaking ahead; but Cross came back to gain the lead and from there, they both earned a well deserved point. It was the former in particular who impressed on the doubles with 6/7; but it wasn't enough to claim the win.

Gurney like alluded to was in supreme form to start the contest off and this was underlined with two early breaks of throw to go 3-0 up which saw 'Superchin' punish. This was case and point with Cross missing tops for a 151 checkout and Gurney hitting double 20 to make it 3-0.

Cross finally got into the contest in style hitting a 121 checkout to break back and within the blink of an eye it went from being 3-0 to 3-3.

It was four legs in a row for 'Voltage'; as he hit double five to move ahead for the first time. Gurney attempted to derail this by stopping the rot to make it 4-4.

Gurney continued to finish well hitting his fifth out of six doubles to go 5-4 ahead but back-to-back maximums saw Cross level up with a break back at 5-5.

Cross seized the initiative from there hitting an 81 checkout to take a share of the spoils but he couldn't claim the victory with Gurney gaining a point.

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Premier League Darts 2020 schedule

Night Five, Exeter

Rob Cross (98.55) 6-6 (94.88) Daryl Gurney

19:50 Gerwyn Price vs Glen Durrant

20:25 Nathan Aspinall vs Peter Wright

21:00 Gary Anderson vs Luke Humphries [challenger]

21:35 Michael van Gerwen vs Michael Smith

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