Van Gerwen once again survived a scare, this time against Andy Hamilton who missed a match dart in the decider and Mighty Mike fell over the line with an average of 88.2 and 27% on the doubles. He will know that he will have to play better against Wade who saw off Nathan Aspinall.
While for Wade, he hit a 170 checkout en route to a 6-2 win over an out of sorts Nathan Aspinall averaging 97 en route as he looks ahead to a tie with the World Number One.
International Darts Open 2020 schedule
Third round
Sunday October 25
Michael van Gerwen (88.23) 6-5 (81) Andy Hamilton James Wade (97.02) 6-2 (91.14) Nathan Aspinall Krzysztof Ratajski v Franz Roetzsch Mensur Suljovic v Jamie Hughes Ross Smith v Max Hopp Dave Chisnall v Joe Cullen Jesus Noguera v Michael Smith Scott Baker v Danny Noppert
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MvG SURVIVES A SCARE!
Andy Hamilton misses a match dart to defeat the world number one but Michael van Gerwen breaks throw in the decider to snatch the victory...
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