THE GERMAN GIANT BEATS MVG! After missing D18 for a nine-darter in the previous leg, Gabriel Clemens takes out 104 to beat Michael van Gerwen 6-4, averaging over 107! 📺 bit.ly/PDCTVLive | #ET10 🔜 M Schindler v P Wright
Peter Wright through but shocks continue as in Antwerp as Michael van Gerwen is dumped out of Flanders Darts Trophy after first career loss to Gabriel Clemens
PDCSaturday, 07 September 2024 at 21:31
Michael van Gerwen has already been eliminated in the second round of the Flanders Darts Trophy. The 35-year-old Dutchman was surprisingly defeated by Gabriel Clemens on Saturday evening.
It was the first time in his career for "The German Giant" managed to win a match over Van Gerwen. In their previous seven encounters, they were all won by the mighty Dutchman.
Van Gerwen started the match with a neat 14-darter on his own throw, before Clemens managed to equalize again. Then "Mighty Mike" responded with a 12-darter, before Clemens also produced a 12-darter of his own. The fifth leg went to Van Gerwen with a 13-darter, after which Clemens again neatly threw out his own leg in five visits. The seventh leg also went with the darts. Clemens missed a break opportunity on the bullseye, after which Van Gerwen kept his own leg with a 64 finish.
In the eighth leg, Van Gerwen could not throw out 92, after which Clemens made it 4-4 with a 13-darter. The German then started Van Gerwen's leg with two 180s. With 'Mighty Mike' trailing by a large margin, Clemens took the leg with a 10-darter, after missing the double 18 for a nine-darter a turn earlier. Clemens then decided the match in fine fashion with a 104 finish.
The other German ace of the night did not make it against Peter Wright however. The two-time world champion won 6-2 over Martin Schindler, extending 'Snakebite''s win streak to eight consecutive matches.
The brand new German Darts Championship winner opened the match with a 12-darter and, after "double trouble," managed to make it 2-0 via a 23-darter. Schindler then missed two chances to win the third leg, before Wright countered with a 16-darter to make it 3-0. In the fourth leg, Schindler still got on the scoreboard via a 104 finish. Wright countered with an 11-darter, before Schindler was able to make it 2-4 with a 17-darter. Wright then finished the job with a 17-darter and an 11-darter.
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