Van Gerwen eases past Wade, set for Price showdown in second semi-final at US Darts Masters
PDCSunday, 05 June 2022 at 04:02
The second semi-final has been confirmed at the US Darts Masters with Michael van Gerwen set to face Gerwyn Price as their rivalry is renewed at Madison Square Garden.
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Van Gerwen breezed into a 7-1 lead against James Wade who was utterly flawless in his opening game but was not given a chance by the Green Machine and despite some late resistance, it was an 8-3 triumph in the end.
Early on in the tie, Van Gerwen hit double 16 for a 2-0 lead and a break of throw. He broke again on double 18 for a 4-0 lead. Wade missed an 84 checkout to finally get a leg on the board and MVG hit double four to go three away.
Finally Wade got on the board with a 100 checkout but it was only a hold and Van Gerwen hit a 180 and surged to a 6-1 lead and only two away from the win.
He hit another maximum this time on Wade’s throw before pinning double eight to make it 7-1. Wade kept it interesting with a break in the form of an 80 checkout to make it 7-2. A 25 checkout saw him consolidate at 7-3. But an 85 checkout sealed the deal for MVG.
While for Price, it looked to be as plain sailing as Van Gerwen as he went 5-0 up against Jonny Clayton but 'The Ferret' battled back to send it the distance as well from 7-4 down with 'The Iceman' prevailing 8-7 in the end.
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Like alluded to, Price breezed into a 5-0 lead capped off with a 124 checkout as he looked to make light work of Clayton and give himself more time to prepare for the semi-finals. Clayton finally got a leg on the board but only after ‘The Iceman’ missed the chance to go 6-0 up.
Price couldn’t get a shot at double from 100 to go 6-1 up and Clayton replied to reduce the arrears to 6-2 with a break at the interval. This nearly proved pivotal as Price went 7-4 up and one away only for ‘The Ferret’ to send the tie all the way before Price eventually sealed it with a 75 checkout.
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