"Waiting five years for a nine-darter, it's too long", Michael van Gerwen starts impressively in Hamburg

HAMBURG – Michael van Gerwen swore on Saturday the curse that has weighed on the PDC European Tour tournaments for years. De Vlijmenaar launched a nine-darter in the second round of the event in Hamburg, Germany. Nobody had a tournament in the European Tour for five years.

Van Gerwen played in the second round against British qualifier Ryan Joyce. It was not in Vlijmenaar. & # 39; Mighty Mike & # 39; won 6-2.

The world number one gave an extra shine to his victory with the nine-darter in the fourth inning of the match. After scores of 180 and 177, Van Gerwen threw two more triplets. The remaining twelve doubles, he then hit with an arrow. Then he also impressed with a beautiful finish.

Ross Smith
The last dart of nine throws at a European Tour tournament dates back five years. Then – on Gibraltar – this honor went to Englishman Ross Smith. "Throwing Negroes is always fantastic," responded Van Gerwen after the match. "It's been a long time since that happened at a European Tour tournament: five years is too long!"

On Sunday, Van Gerwen will face Robert Thornton in the third round. He sat down with James Wilson on Saturday. Later in the day, the quarter-finals, semifinals and tournament finals are also over.