Sweet revenge for Michael van Gerwen as he beats Luke Littler to take Dutch Darts Masters title

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Saturday, 27 January 2024 at 23:25
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Michael van Gerwen took the overall victory at the Dutch Darts Masters in Den Bosch. In an exciting and high-level final, he was too strong for Luke Littler, 8-6.
Van Gerwen started the match nicely with a 15-darter, but had to surrender his own leg in the third after failing to finish in six visits. Littler then failed to make it 3-1, after which Van Gerwen made it 2-2 with an 11-darter.
A 78 finish gave 'Mighty Mike' a 3-2 lead before Littler threw out 104 to rebalance the score with a 12-darter. Van Gerwen then threw a 16-darter to go into the break with a 4-3 lead.
After the break, Littler tried with all his might to break Van Gerwen, but Van Gerwen threw a few good finishes to keep his own legs. The Englishman's biggest chance for a break came in the thirteenth leg.
Littler had two break chances from 76, but the double 8 was missed twice. Van Gerwen then held his own leg with a 13-darter for 7-6, then threw a 12-darter into Littler's leg for the title.

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