Van Gerwen hits nine-darter
Perfect night for Dutch thrower as Beaton goes home a
beaten man
Michael van Gerwen: followed two 180s with a 141
finish in ninth leg (from skysports)
Dutchman Michael van Gerwen landed a nine-dart finish
on his way to a 13-9 victory over Steve Beaton in the second round of the
Betfair World Matchplay in Blackpool.
The
23-year-old hit two 180s in the ninth leg and followed them up with a 141
finish to send the Winter Gardens crowd wild.
That
gave Van Gerwen a 5-4 lead but the match was a close-fought affair in the early
stages and it was deadlocked at 6-6 after 12 legs despite four further ton-plus
finishes from the Dutchman.
But
Van Gerwen then took command and reeled off four successive legs to open up a
10-6 advantage only for Beaton to keep his hopes alive by winning the next two
legs.
However,
the former world champion was unable to make any further inroads and Van Gerwen
wrapped up the victory, finishing with an average of 104.36 - the highest of
the tournament so far.
"It
feels great," said Van Gerwen. "It means so much for me and I'm very
happy - I exploded into the game after the nine-darter.
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