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One break enough for Van Gerwen against Ross Smith as Michael Smith survives De Sousa fightback to reach last 16 at Hungarian Darts Trophy
PDCSaturday, 23 September 2023 at 21:45
Michael van Gerwen has qualified for the third round at the Hungarian Darts Trophy in Budapest. 'Mighty Mike' discovered European Championship winner Ross Smith in the second round.
Van Gerwen started the game strongly and managed to take a 3-0 lead thanks to two 14-darters. Moments later it was 5-2 via a beautiful 121 finish for a 12-darter. But things got exciting after that.
An 11-darter by Ross Smith made it 3-5 and then he broke Van Gerwen with an 18-darter. The Englishman was allowed to start the tenth leg, but he was not out within five innings. Van Gerwen did with a 14-darter to take the win.
Besides Van Gerwen, reigning world champion Michael Smith also managed to secure a spot in the last sixteen of this Euro Tour tournament. Bullyboy' lost a 5-1 lead against Jose de Sousa, but in the end the final score was 6-4.
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