Van Gerwen eased past Jose de Sousa in the final and despite by his own admission achieving his initial goal, he is hoping for more in the last two days.

"It's a good result for me," said Van Gerwen. "I had some really good games and I had to fight hard today, and sometimes that's good because it gives you a lot of confidence.

"I had a phenomenal game with Chris Dobey, and Jose is a brilliant player who has been in finals before. The 130 and 146 finishes I think won me the game.

"I feel good and I'm comfortable but I still think there's plenty more in the tank. My goal was to win two titles and I'm doing well and I hope I can do some more damage in the next two days."