Michael van Gerwen will leave PDC Super Series III without a title once more as the ProTour woes of the World Number Three continue.
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Van Gerwen reached the Last 16 on Tuesday after previously not making it past the Last 64 in the days prior.
He lost out though to Simon Whitlock who produced a fourth straight defeat against Mighty Mike winning 6-3 in the end.
Prior to his defeat, while not being at his best, he showed signs that he might go on a run with wins over Gary Blades (6-3), Lukas Wenig (6-3) and John Michael (6-1).
But Whitlock went 4-1 up on Van Gerwen and the latter took out his frustrations with his display by smashing in a superb 145 checkout befitting of his celebration following that.
But this didn't derail the Aussie ace who broke back immediately and surged to victory from there to reach the Quarter-Finals 6-3.
It'll be back to the drawing board for The Green Machine after not claiming a title in April for the first time since 2011.
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WHITLOCK BEATS VAN GERWEN 🧙♂️
It's brilliant from Simon Whitlock as he makes it four victories on the spin over Michael van Gerwen, beating him 6-3 to reach the Quarter-Finals.
It's a disappointing week for Van Gerwen whose best run comes to an end in the Last 16 stage.