π Only Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen have ever registered a higher average in a best-of-19 legs or longer match, in a televised ranking event, than Dirk van Duijvenbode's 112.05 yesterday π π
Dirk van Duijvenbode threw the highest average ever at the Players Championship Finals on Saturday night. 'Aubergenius' posted a fantastic average of 112.05 in his third round match against Ryan Searle (10-9).
With this, Van Duijvenbode took over the tournament record, which had stood in the name of Phil Taylor since 2013. That year, the 16-time world champion threw an average of 111.58 in his match against Raymond van Barneveld (9-2).
It was also Van Duijvenbode's highest ever average in a televised match. Only Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen managed to throw a higher average in a match over best of 19 legs or longer in the past.
π Only Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen have ever registered a higher average in a best-of-19 legs or longer match, in a televised ranking event, than Dirk van Duijvenbode's 112.05 yesterday π π