Beaton managed to break Van Gerwen in the first leg with a 17-darter and then doubled the lead with a 15-darter. Van Gerwen then held his own leg with a 13-darter, before Beaton did the same in the fourth leg. Van Gerwen then closed to 2-3, but then missed two visits to break Beaton in the sixth leg. The Englishman was then able to maintain his break lead with a 19-darter to make it 4-2.
The next three legs also went with the darts, allowing Beaton to throw for the match at a score of 5-4. 'The Bronzed Adonis' did not start the tenth leg well with scores of 48 and 95, while Van Gerwen produced a 180 in his second turn. However, the Dutchman then had two bad scores recorded, allowing Beaton to get closer again. With a 74 finish, Beaton then managed to decide the match.
In the last four, the 60-year-old Beaton will take on Ryan Searle. 'Heavy Metal' was able to deal with Ross Smith (6-5) after a cracker. Both men posted averages well above 100; 106.47 for Searle and 104.72 for Smith.
The other semifinal is between Damon Heta and Cameron Menzies. Heta was responsible for the elimination of Danny Noppert. It was no less than 6-1 for the Australian, who posted an average of 102.00 per turn. Menzies defeated Jim Williams 6-0 for a spot in the semifinals.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
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BEATON BEATS MVG!
Steve Beaton is rolling back the years here in Milton Keynes!
The 60-year-old moves through to the #PC18 semi-finals with a superb 6-4 victory over Michael van Gerwen!
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