Michael van Gerwen at the 2016 UK Open headed into a tie against an unknown Rileys Qualifier in Rob Cross and produced some incredible darts.
Van Gerwen hit 18 perfect darts, two 170’s and a nine-darter en route against Cross. What happened after the match was similarly as incredible as this proved the catalyst for the latter to give darts a serious go.
As a result he has now won the World Championship and World Matchplay showing the magic both on the board but also the stories that can be made from the FA Cup of Darts.
Re-live this brilliant tie below:
https://youtu.be/CkOpp5kEZAw