MICHAEL VAN GERWEN IS OUT! Glen Durrant just has Michael van Gerwen's number as he beats the reigning champion in the second round of the 2020 bwin World Series of Darts Finals
Durrant sees off defending champion Van Gerwen in thriller, Smith edges past Ratajski
World SeriesSunday, 20 September 2020 at 00:22
Defending World Series of Darts Finals champion Michael van Gerwen is out
with Glen Durrant once again claiming victory over the World Number One.
Van Gerwen won for the first time against Durrant during the PDC Autumn
Series but on stage, ‘Duzza’ still has the Green Machine’s number as the latter
won’t make it number five as his only big stage win this year remains the UK
Open.
In truth, MVG didn’t do a lot wrong with both players averaging 102 and one
missed dart in the latter part of the match costing him.
Van Gerwen began by claiming the opening leg on throw against Durrant but he
missed bull for a 132 checkout and Durrant replied with double six for 1-1.
They exchanged the next few legs with it very much all to play for albeit
with Van Gerwen holding a slender advantage at the interval.
Durrant himself missed a 132 himself with double 20 instead of bull this
time and Van Gerwen edged ahead 4-3.
Durrant squared it up and then the pivotal moment occurred. MVG missed one
dart at double 16 and the former broke to go one away. In the requisite leg,
Van Gerwen missed his shot at an 80 checkout and Durrant left 40 which he
pinned for victory and he let out a big show of emotion.
Michael Smith is also through to the Quarter-Finals after edging past
Krzysztof Ratajski in a 6-4 win with ‘Bully Boy’ completing the line-up in
Salzburg.
He broke throw in the early stages to move 2-1 up on Ratajski. Despite that,
‘The Polish Eagle’ took out 74 to go 3-2 up with a 99 average at the time. He
then led once more at 4-3 up after Smith missed a dart at double five.
Smith came back with consecutive legs to break through and go 5-4 ahead and
he suddenly found himself one away. From there, he claimed the tie. Could it be
Smith’s weekend?
James Wade (97.04) 6-3 (88.04) Jeff Smith
Nathan Aspinall (101.1) 6-1 (84.09) Darius Labanauskas
Daryl Gurney (102.36) 6-2 (88.09) Cody Harris
Gerwyn Price (101.46) 6-3 (88.49) Vincent van der Voort
Rob Cross (90.18) 6-0 (75.97) Steve Beaton
Peter Wright (101.49) 6-3 (94.13) Damon Heta
Michael van Gerwen (102) 4-6 (102.5) Glen Durrant
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