ROCK DENIES THE HOME HERO! 🤝 Josh Rock ends the hopes of Austrian icon Mensur Suljovic, closing out a hard-fought 6-4 success to seal a spot in his maiden European Tour semi-final! 🔜 Michael van Gerwen v Ryan Searle 📺 bit.ly/23EuroTourLive | #ET5
Michael van Gerwen has very convincingly advanced to the last four at the Austrian Darts Open. In the quarter-finals, Ryan Seare was beaten 6-1.
Van Gerwen looked set for a tough match when Searle beat him in the first leg, but he recovered the deficit at lightning speed. A 12-darter made it 1-1 before Van Gerwen ran out to a 3-1 lead with a 13-darter and another 12-darter.
Searle missed two chances for 3-2 before Van Gerwen made it 4-1 via double 8. Then 'Mighty Mike' took the win with a 14-darter and a 71 finish.
Josh Rock will be Van Gerwen's opponent in the semi-final match. The Northern Irishman triumphed 6-4 against Austrian crowd favourite Mensur Suljovic in the last eight.
It is a maiden European Tour semi-final for Rock, who had a memorable battle with MVG at the Grand Slam of Darts which will take top billing in the semi-finals.
ROCK DENIES THE HOME HERO! 🤝 Josh Rock ends the hopes of Austrian icon Mensur Suljovic, closing out a hard-fought 6-4 success to seal a spot in his maiden European Tour semi-final! 🔜 Michael van Gerwen v Ryan Searle 📺 bit.ly/23EuroTourLive | #ET5