Premier League Darts 2021: Michael van Gerwen too good for Peter Wright in the second night | Darts News

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Michael van Gerwen said it was always nice to beat Peter Wright after registering a 7-2 win on Premier League night two.

Michael van Gerwen claimed he put Peter Wright in his pocket when he was far from his best in a 7-2 win over Snakebite which saw him climb to the top of the Premier League table. League.

Van Gerwen is here to make amends for last year where he missed the Play-Offs for the first time, but the five-time champion made an early statement with a complete victory over a snakebite out of the genre, which had recently claimed that MVG would not win a TV title this year.

After an opening night that featured four draws, Night Two was more decisive with Gary Anderson and Rob Cross scoring victories alongside first Premier League maximum returns for this year’s debutants Jonny Clayton and Dimitri Van den Bergh.

But it’s Van Gerwen who is in the lead, thanks to the leg difference and a dominant win over the man he seems to like to beat more than anyone.

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Take a look at what happened on the second night of the 2021 Premier League at the Marshall Arena

Van Gerwen facilitates Wright’s below par adjustments

Five times Premier League champion Michael van gerwen amazed Peter Wright, but it was a performance that left the two men wondering despite the five-time champion’s 7-2 victory which placed him at the top of the standings.

Van Gerwen couldn’t push his average much higher than the lows of the 90s, but he didn’t need to be much better as Wright, who changed his darts again mid-game, didn’t could not exceed 90 itself.

The duo are used to playing a high-quality competition with triple-digit averages, but the form of the two has been indifferent for the past 12 months.

Van Gerwen is yet to win a title this year while Wright has won the last event in the later Super Series events and that scuffed form was evident when the first four stages were shared.

After taking the lead at 3-2 when Snakebite missed the darts for the lead himself, Van Gerwen produced the class first moment to win the sixth stage in 14 darts and another followed as the Dutchman pulled back. headed for the winning post.

He got a point pinning the double 16 and with Wright unable to find anything like his second or third gear, it was MVG who relaxed the two points on offer – his first in this year’s tournament.

Anderson runs off with De Sousa triumph

Gary Anderson clinched his first Premier League win of this year, ultimately ending Jose de Sousa’s challenge with his fourth darts game for a 7-5 victory.

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Gary Anderson praised Jose De Sousa after scoring a 7-5 win on Premier League night two, but only rated his own performance 2 out of 10!

Both men had kicked off this year’s event with a point on Monday and Anderson continued where he left off with a brilliant three-dart finish. The Scotsman had come out 156 to secure a point against James Wade and in the first set the two-time champion shot in a 112 to hit the front.

De Sousa fought back to the level, but Anderson was imperious from the start, shedding three legs on the rebound with another great finish helping him take a 4-1 lead.

However, The Special One has proven to be a badass over the past 18 months and in his first meeting with Anderson, he defended himself well to win the next three himself with a 14 dart break in course.

Another draw looked on the cards for both as Anderson’s doubling fell through, but with one point already obtained he conceded De Sousa’s three missed darts for a point to secure his first victory in the quest. of the third Premier League crown.

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Gary Anderson continued his good start against Jose De Sousa with this 145 checkout on Premier League night 2

Ferret stacks up on misery for defending champion Duzza

The shape of Jonny clayton and Glen Durrant has gone in opposite directions since the latter won his first Premier League televised title last year.

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Jonny Clayton will be hoping his superb form in 2021 will continue long after beating Glen Durrant on Premier League night two.

By his own admission, Duzza lacks confidence, while Clayton has thrived – winning the World Cup, Masters and a few Pro Tour titles since October – and it was the Welshman who thrived again to record his first victory in Premier League.

Durrant’s best chance early on came in the first inning where both men took their time to throw in, but when Clayton pinned the winning double for a 17-dart catch he went from strength to strength.

The ferret deflected four more legs, including a brilliant 11 stinger that was finished with a clinical finish of 96, and he was within two of the finish line averaging north of 100.

Duzza managed to stop the rot, claiming three of the next five stages and picking up his pace and average, but Clayton was too far ahead and the Ferret held on to capture two points.

Dimitri dazzles to see Asp

Dimitri Van den Bergh clinched a hugely impressive victory over last season’s runner-up Nathan Aspinall, going 5-3 in four consecutive innings for his first league win.

The Belgian, who won Matchplay at this stadium, got the better of a scrappy opening four legs to open up an early 3-1 advantage, but a classy fifth stage saw the game come to life.

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Dimitri Van den Bergh produced that fantastic finish to beat Nathan Aspinall on Premier League night two

Aspinall won a brilliant 144 finish to kick off his night job and he added three more stages in a stunning run to lead 5-3 and stand on the brink of a win that would have given him two perfect wins in his first two games. .

But Van den Bergh kept his cool – quickly becoming his trademark – and when The Asp missed a dart for a 6-4 lead, the Dreammaker tied the game at 5-5 with a 13-dart leg. , then sealed a point with a superb 11. -dart leg.

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Dimitri Van den Bergh described playing in the Premier League as a ‘crazy experience’ after beating Nathan Aspinall on Premier League night two.

A quality competition had a high class finish when Aspinall raced to the finish line to leave 52 after 12 darts chasing a point, but Van den Bergh produced a cool 87 finish on target to claim the two points and a 7-5 success.

Tension too good for Wade

Rob cross maintained his unbeaten start to life in the Premier League this season, putting his recent fights behind him with a 7-2 win over James wade which saw him join a crowd of players on three points.

Voltage, knocked out at Judgment Night last year after reaching the final on his Premier League debut in 2019, fought back brilliantly to secure a point against Jose De Sousa on Monday night.

However, he led his game against The Machine from the start, with a 3-0 lead from the start and while Wade stemmed the flow by claiming the fourth – two more quick legs followed as Cross moved to one. leg from another point.

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Nathan Aspinall produced a moment of magic to pull off 144 in his Premier League match against Dimitri Van den Bergh on Night 2 of the Premier League.

Wade, a late replacement on Monday following Gerwyn Price’s positive coronavirus test, managed to keep the contest alive when he knocked out 101, but that only delayed the inevitable as Cross claimed responsibility. victory to maintain an encouraging start.

Cross will face the ultimate test, when he takes on compatriot Van Gerwen on Wednesday night.

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