"It's massive": Dobey on not falling victim to so-called curse of Michael van Gerwen at European Championship

Chris Dobey surged past Jose de Sousa to reach the Quarter-Finals of the European Championship 10-5.

After beating him on the 12th attempt, Dobey did not fall to the curse of Michael van Gerwen by losing in the next round averaging 95.97, with 47.6% on the doubles and six 180's in moving through.

"I felt like I started strongly and I needed to because he's a power scorer and as long as my scoring was there at the start of the match with a 177 so you can only go one better than that. I was happy with the game, doubles went in and I think I hit double 20 halfway through the game so I'm delighted.

"The likes of Jose, Chizzy, Michael Smith are massive power scorers so you've got to follow them no matter what. They're always going to give you chances on the doubles. I think I put myself up with them in the scoring wise so as long as I keep with them I've always got the chance."

Speaking on that Van Gerwen win, he spoke about how much of a big deal it is and how he got to sleep a lot later as a result.

"It's massive. Everybody seems to fall after they've played Van Gerwen but I'm just happy with the way I'm playing now, another decent performance I think."

"I slept a lot later, had to go through a lot of messages from family and friends back home supporting us through thick and thin. I'm just delighted to get another win there and follow my dreams."