Van Gerwen reaches his first World Series final of the year with whitewash win over Wright
PDCSaturday, 17 August 2019 at 12:59
Michael van Gerwen is the first player through to the final at the Melbourne Darts Masters smashing Peter Wright in a whitewash win.
Van Gerwen wasn't at his best by any means averaging 96 but took advantage of a below par 'Snakebite' who averaged only 82 and missed five darts at double.
MVG started well going 4-0 up in no time at all capped off by a 124 checkout on the bull to make it 4-0 and already giving Wright an uphill task in the process.
This was made even harder with Wright averaging 78 and watching Van Gerwen as a result continue his charge with a 98 checkout to move 5-0 up.
By the interval he was 6-0 up and Wright was in need of a huge revival when he returned to the oche and it didn't come with Van Gerwen finishing off the win. He will now take on Rob Cross or Daryl Gurney in the final shortly.
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Melbourne Darts Masters schedule
Quarter-Finals
Peter Wright (94.91) 8-6 (94.4) Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen (100.63) 8-6 (95.08) Gary Anderson
Rob Cross (102.86) 8-3 (87.2) Damon Heta
Daryl Gurney (94.74) 8-4 (92.44) Simon Whitlock
Michael van Gerwen (100.63) 8-6 (95.08) Gary Anderson
Rob Cross (102.86) 8-3 (87.2) Damon Heta
Daryl Gurney (94.74) 8-4 (92.44) Simon Whitlock
Semi-Finals
Peter Wright (82.61) 0-8 (96.97) Michael van Gerwen
Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
Final
Van Gerwen v Cross/Gurney
All best of 15 legs
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- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024
- Still impressive though. Also literally everyone cares about averages that's what makes darts fascinating.medinabello14-11-2024