Nine-dart hero Van Gerwen defeats Lewis in thrilling tie, Dobey storms to whitewash win over Wilson
PDCSaturday, 23 November 2019 at 16:38
Michael van Gerwen and Chris Dobey are among those through to the third round as the line-up is close to being confirmed at the Players Championship Finals.
Van Gerwen defeated Adrian Lewis once again in a match that was an epic and included the first nine-dart finish in over a year as he won in another last-leg decider over 'Jackpot'.
It could be a pivotal win for Van Gerwen; with shocks aplenty occurring all around Minehead. He could be in the clear potentially to head towards another title win as a result.
Also on the main stage, Dobey stormed to a 6-0 whitewash of James Wilson as the latter could not recapture his form from the opening day.
'Hollywood' as a result hit a 95 average and 6/9 doubles in a polished display as he did what he needed to do against 'Jammie Dodger'.
On Stage Two, William O'Connor pulled off an impressive 6-3 win over third seed Krzysztof Ratajski with a 96 average as he continued his relatively good form as of late.
Also Glen Durrant came through a closely ran tie with Max Hopp with him surviving two match darts in the deciding leg hitting double one to seal a 6-5 victory. The action comes towards it's conclusion with two more games on both stages.
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Players Championship Finals 2019 schedule
Day Two, afternoon session
Main Stage
Gerwyn Price (94.93) 6-0 (88.17) Keegan Brown
James Wade (96.72) 6-1 (87.21) Ricky Evans
Mensur Suljovic (95.17) 6-5 (92.38) Danny Noppert
Luke Woodhouse (92.27) 3-6 (89.33) Gabriel Clemens
Adrian Lewis (95.5) 5-6 (96.4) Michael van Gerwen
James Wilson (81.71) 0-6 (94.93) Chris Dobey
Raymond van Barneveld v Joe Cullen
Jamie Hughes v Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price (94.93) 6-0 (88.17) Keegan Brown
James Wade (96.72) 6-1 (87.21) Ricky Evans
Mensur Suljovic (95.17) 6-5 (92.38) Danny Noppert
Luke Woodhouse (92.27) 3-6 (89.33) Gabriel Clemens
Adrian Lewis (95.5) 5-6 (96.4) Michael van Gerwen
James Wilson (81.71) 0-6 (94.93) Chris Dobey
Raymond van Barneveld v Joe Cullen
Jamie Hughes v Rob Cross
Stage Two
Simon Whitlock (91.3) 3-6 (96.04) John Henderson
Ryan Meikle (86.97) 6-5 (95.84) Darius Labanauskas
Jose De Sousa (102.76) 3-6 (104.62) Stephen Bunting
Ian White (94.2) 6-5 (96.87) Vincent van der Voort
Krzysztof Ratajski (97.44) 3-6 (96.02) William O’Connor
Glen Durrant (98.02) 6-5 (85.86) Max Hopp
Dave Chisnall v Mervyn King
Michael Smith v Brendan Dolan
Simon Whitlock (91.3) 3-6 (96.04) John Henderson
Ryan Meikle (86.97) 6-5 (95.84) Darius Labanauskas
Jose De Sousa (102.76) 3-6 (104.62) Stephen Bunting
Ian White (94.2) 6-5 (96.87) Vincent van der Voort
Krzysztof Ratajski (97.44) 3-6 (96.02) William O’Connor
Glen Durrant (98.02) 6-5 (85.86) Max Hopp
Dave Chisnall v Mervyn King
Michael Smith v Brendan Dolan
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