Nathan Aspinall gets first Premier League Darts win of 2025 before Michael van Gerwen staves off Chris Dobey fightback in Dublin
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Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall have secured a spot in the last four during the third round of play in the 2025 Premier League Darts in Dublin.
Van Gerwen, pushed back a later surge to settle with Chris Dobey (6-4) in the final quarterfinals. Van Gerwen traveled to the Irish capital knowing that he has a particularly good record there. Of his thirteen previous matches at the 3Arena, he won no fewer than eleven.
The 35-year-old Dutchman made a particularly eager impression on stage. This was especially evident in this way he celebrated his won legs. This happened when winning the fourth leg, in which Van Gerwen threw a 12-darter to take a 3-1 lead. This was followed by a 72 finish to make it 4-1.
Dobey responded with a 154 finish, but then missed three chances to break Van Gerwen back. Van Gerwen thus escaped and made it 5-2 with a 56 finish. Dobey still came back to 5-4, before Van Gerwen decided the match with a 12-darter.
In the semi-final match Van Gerwen faces Nathan Aspinall 'The Asp' triumphed 6-3 against Rob Cross in the third match of the evening and secured his first points of this Premier League.
| Rob Cross | VS | Nathan Aspinall |
|---|---|---|
| 90.42 | Average (3 Darts) | 85.53 |
| 8 | 100+ Thrown | 10 |
| 10 | 140+ Thrown | 4 |
| 2 | 180 Thrown | 4 |
| 52 | Highest Checkout | 92 |
| 0 | Checkout 100+ | 0 |
| 13.6 | Checkout percentage | 30 |
| 3 / 22 | Checkout | 6 / 20 |
| Michael Van Gerwen | VS | Chris Dobey |
|---|---|---|
| 98.96 | Average (3 Darts) | 96.99 |
| 8 | 100+ Thrown | 12 |
| 11 | 140+ Thrown | 7 |
| 1 | 180 Thrown | 5 |
| 121 | Highest Checkout | 154 |
| 1 | Checkout 100+ | 1 |
| 54.5 | Checkout percentage | 25 |
| 6 / 11 | Checkout | 4 / 16 |
MvG WINS IT ON THE BULL!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) February 20, 2025
Michael van Gerwen nails the red bit for a 90 checkout to see off the challenge of Chris Dobey!
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