Van Gerwen fends off tough test from Clayton, Humphries wins epic tie against Wattimena

Saturday, 28 November 2020 at 17:20

The action is heading towards its conclusion in the afternoon session on Day Two at the Players Championship Finals with Michael van Gerwen successfully through after fending off a tough test against Jonny Clayton.

Van Gerwen edged past Clayton in a 6-4 win with a 100.6 average and 50% on the doubles with an important break late on to make it 5-4 proving pivotal against 'The Ferret' as he keeps his title defence on track.

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Jose de Sousa had a tougher ride as he continues his first tournament since his Grand Slam of Darts win as he survived two match darts against Vincent van der Voort to claim a spot in the Last 16.

Luke Humphries and Jermaine Wattimena on the other stage played out an absolute epic with both averaging 107 in a high quality fast paced contest which saw the Dutchman win through 6-4 with six 180's along the way.

Jeffrey de Zwaan also advanced with a 6-4 win over Wayne Jones averaging 100 with five 180's and 60% on the doubles. While Dirk van Duijvenbode stormed to a 6-1 win over fellow Dutchman, Niels Zonneveld in a very Dutch feel to the Last 16.

Players Championship Finals 2020 schedule

Saturday, November 28

Second round

Afternoon session

Main stage

Ian White (104.75) 6-3 (98.53) Gabriel Clemens

Nathan Aspinall (101.66) 3-6 (99.19) Ross Smith

Michael Smith (103.04) 6-4 (98.3) Gary Anderson

Joe Cullen (90.12) 6-5 (86.66) Rob Cross

Jose de Sousa (92.36) 6-5 (92.24) Vincent van der Voort

Michael van Gerwen (100.63) 6-4 (98.15)Jonny Clayton

Gerwyn Price v Jamie Hughes

Peter Wright v Simon Whitlock

Stage Two

Luke Woodhouse (94.95) 6-4 (95.92) Andy Boulton

Karel Sedlacek (87.91) 6-5 (88.62) Madars Razma

Ryan Searle (96.96) 4-6 (99.43) Callan Rydz

Damon Heta (99.34) 6-5 (90.54) Ryan Murray

Danny Noppert (85.2) 1-6 (96.39) Mervyn King

Jermaine Wattimena (107.12) 4-6 (107.6) Luke Humphries

Wayne Jones (93.26) 4-6 (100.23) Jeffrey de Zwaan

Niels Zonneveld (92.8) 1-6 (92.7) Dirk van Duijvenbode

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MvG WINS! Michael van Gerwen is still in the hunt for a sixth Players Championship Finals trophy as he comes through a battle with Jonny Clayton with a 6-4 victory! 📺 Up next 👉 Gerwyn Price v Jamie Hughes