Van Gerwen looked to be cruising against Peter Wright who sits rock bottom of the Premier League and has had to play MVG three weeks running but had to produce a huge 150 checkout in the decider to escape narrowly 6-5.
Backing up a break with a hold, he entered into a 2-0 lead with Wright using strangely MVG darts against the man himself as he looks to tinker with his setup once more.
Wright spurned a big chance to level the tie and MVG pinned double eight for a 4-2 advantage but he had trouble concluding the tie missing match darts and Wright sent it all the way with MVG having to bring out a roof raiser to seal it.
While for Aspinall, it was more than just a win with 'The Asp' snapping a near three year losing run against Dimitri van den Bergh and he showed some real emotion in getting over the line.
Producing seven 1`80's and a 101 average, he will now face Van Gerwen who he also has a poor record against albeit not 10 straight defeats.
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WHAT A WAY TO WIN IT!🇳🇱
Michael van Gerwen fires in a majestic 150 finish to clinch a deciding leg victory over Peter Wright in a real tungsten tussle!
Pure drama here in Newcastle!
Up next 👉 Nathan Aspinall v Dimitri Van den Bergh
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