That means a few days off and with players not allowed to leave their hotel to avoid any outbreak of Coronavirus unless they are out of the tournament. Van Gerwen in particular has brought his PlayStation to alleviate boredom.

"If you're capable of making changes for yourself then it makes it easier when you're performing and it makes you feel more relaxed," he said to Sky Sports. "Of course people are going to probably benefit from this situation and some won't.

"You need to take your mind off it. I'm here for 10 days so I brought my PlayStation with me.

"I'm a very big Warzone player and I spend most of my time with that so my phone bill goes through the roof on my 4G because the hotel internet is not too great.

"You sometimes need to get your mind off the darts and make sure you do something you feel comfortable with. That's what I like, and of course watch a movie on Netflix or go for a run."

Last week, Mighty Mike brought it for the PDC Summer Series; but server problems ended up being an issue as he put on Twitter.

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