Van Gerwen continued his perfect record of 10/10 against Steve Lennon with a 99.8 average, three 180's and 55% on the doubles. He suffered an early scare of sorts going 2-1 down but reeled off five straight legs to win 6-2 and will now take on Mervyn King tomorrow, a player he knows very well.
Mensur Suljovic is also through to the next round with 'The Gentle' taking out 124 on the bull to seal it 6-4. This was after Smith nearly hit a nine-dart finish in the early going but missed double 18 and it was made 3-3 from there.
Next up will be James Wade or Nico Kurz who will face off in the final match of the evening session after 'The Machine' missed his flight earlier today.
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VAN GERWEN WINS
Five straight legs from 2-1 down give top seed Michael van Gerwen a 6-2 victory over Steve Lennon.
He now plays Mervyn King in Sunday afternoon's third round at the German Darts Championship.
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