Van Gerwen after surviving Dobey scare in Munich: “That was probably a match I would have lost last year but I've got confidence now”

Michael van Gerwen will face Rob Cross on Monday afternoon at the German Darts Grand Prix after surviving a scare against Chris Dobey winning 6-5 in a decider.

Dobey missed match darts to finally get a win over Mighty Mike and this allowed the Dutchman to send it all the way and as ‘Hollywood’ faltered, MVG got stronger.

Now he looks ahead to the Cross tie which he admitted he cannot wait for.

"Rob is a phenomenal player," said Van Gerwen. "He's tried to battle back and you need to do really well if you want to beat him - but I feel good, I feel confident.

"To win games like this gives you a lot of energy, and that's really important. There is still a lot of work to do but to start off the tournament like this means a lot.

"Chris had a couple of really good finishes to make it difficult, but there can only be one winner and I'm really glad that's me.

"That was probably a match I would have lost last year but I've got confidence now. The crowds are back and this is what we want."