Michael van Gerwen defeats Vincent van der Voort 6-0
Friday 7 July 2017 17:25, UK
Michael van Gerwen thrashed his close friend Vincent van der Voort 6-0 at the European Darts Open on Saturday.
The world No 1, who won last week's Austrian Darts Open, blitzed past his Dutch compatriot in the competition's second round as he continued his bid for a fourth European Tour title of 2017.
Peter 'Snakebite' Wright, who has also won three European Tour titles this year, beat Robbie Green 6-1.
Second Round
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Jerry Hendriks
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Mark Walsh
Alan Norris 6-2 Aden Kirk
Joe Cullen 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
James Richardson 6-5 Benito van de Pas
John Henderson 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Steffen Siepmann
Dave Chisnall 6-2 James Wade
Michael Smith 6-3 Peter Jacques
Mervyn King 6-2 Ian White
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Christian Kist
Peter Wright 6-1 Robbie Green
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Vincent van der Voort
Devon Petersen 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Rob Cross 6-0 Robert Allenstein
Don't forget that you can see all the action from the World Matchplay Darts in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports. The arrows run from 22-30 July.
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