Van Gerwen spoke afterwards and admitted it wasn't good enough; as well as that it was a 'weak' display according to the World Number One.

"I can blame myself for this," said MVG to RTL7 Darts. "It has to do with nervousness, but I should have put more energy into it. It was weak and not good enough, simple. ”

It was not the first time that Mighty Mike collapsed like this. It was reminiscent of his elimination in the second round of the World Matchplay against Simon Whitlock. "It was not very far from there, maybe this was even more disastrous. Wright was throwing really well, but I should have hurt him more. Only in this game that was not possible. ”

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