Michael van Gerwen eases through in German Masters
Sunday 5 April 2015 23:13, UK
Michael van Gerwen began his bid to win a third successive PDC European Tour event with a 6-2 win over Gary Stone in the second round of the German Masters in Munich.
The Dutchman has already won the German Darts Championship and Gibraltar Darts Masters this year, and can top £1m on the PDC Order of Merit if he takes the £25,000 first prize on Monday.
Stone shared the opening four legs with the world No 1, but Van Gerwen found another gear to pull clear in the second half of the game, landing a 10-darter to break throw in a crucial sixth leg.
Van Gerwen now takes on Jamie Caven in the last 16, after the Derby ace came from 3-1 down to claim a 6-4 win over Ronny Huybrechts.
James Wade produced the event's first whitewash with a superb 6-0 demolition of Benito van de Pas, averaging almost 104 in a clinical display.
Wade now faces Terry Jenkins, who defeated Jamie Lewis 6-4.
Adrian Lewis marched into the last 16 with a superb 6-3 win over Welsh youngster Kurt Parry, with the world No 4 showing his class with a 102.73 average.
Next up for Lewis is Wes Newton who continued his bid to win a second European Tour title as he followed Saturday's first-round win over Stefan Stoyke with a 6-2 defeat of Mervyn King.
Sunday’s second-round results:
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Mickey Mansell
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Simon Whitlock 6-4 David Pallett
Mervyn King 2-6 Wes Newton
Justin Pipe 4-6 Mensur Suljovic
Ian White 1-6 William O'Connor
Jamie Caven 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Steve Beaton 4-6 Andrew Gilding
Michael Smith 4-6 John Henderson
James Wade 6-0 Benito van de Pas
Kim Huybrechts 5-6 Jamie Bain
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Kurt Parry
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Andy Smith
Peter Wright 6-2 Keegan Brown
Robert Thornton 6-3 Darren Webster
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Gary Stone
Third-round draw:
James Wade v Terry Jenkins
Adrian Lewis v Wes Newton
Brendan Dolan v Simon Whitlock
John Henderson v Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright v Jamie Bain
Robert Thornton v Mensur Suljovic
William O'Connor v Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Caven
