Michael van Gerwen came back from the brink of defeat in Belgium

Michael van Gerwen came from 10-7 to beat Gary Anderson 11-10 in an enthralling Unibet European Championship final in Belgium.

World champion Anderson appeared to have made a decisive move in an epic encounter when he took out 101 to move within a leg of glory.

But Dutchman Van Gerwen then played four superb legs to snatch the title from the brink of defeat.

The reigning champion had earlier missed double-12 to complete a nine-darter in the fourth leg but he went on to claim a 4-3 lead, only for Anderson to reel off four maximums in as many legs, as he took four in a row to pull clear.

Finding himself needing four legs in a row himself to avoid defeat, Van Gerwen produced a pair of 14-dart legs and then levelled the match at 10-10 when a ninth maximum of the final helped him to complete a 13-darter.

The title came down to a deciding leg and, when Anderson failed to take out 134, the World No 1 stepped in and finished off 75 to cap another 14-darter and clinch the title in dramatic fashion.

Van Gerwen had earlier defeated Dave Chisnall 10-4 in the quarter-finals before an 11-7 win over Peter Wright earned him a place in the final.

In the most exciting of the quarter-finals, Adrian Lewis withstood a brilliant Phil Taylor comeback to triumph 10-9.

Taylor came back from 9-6 down to level and averaged 106.12 in the match but Lewis hit tops to take the deciding leg, only to lose 11-5 to Anderson in the semis.

Unibet European Championship 

Quarter-finals:

John Henderson 4-10 Peter Wright

Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Dave Chisnall

Gary Anderson 10-6 Jelle Klaasen

Adrian Lewis 10-9 Phil Taylor

Semi-finals:

Michael van Gerwen 11-7 Peter Wright

Gary Anderson 11-5 Adrian Lewis

Final:

Michael van Gerwen 11-10 Gary Anderson