Michael van Gerven In his opening match at the World Grand Prix, Durk suffered a nightmare after losing to Van Duizwenbod. The six -time champion went to the match with high expectations to defeat his partner Dutchman, but faced a cruel reality investigation. He was almost eliminated and he could gather only one or two legs on the board and lost the match in straight sets.
Van Gerven was completely out of the rhythm as Van Duiswenbod took full control and conquered each step in an impressive starting set. He was one step away from completing the whitewash, but missed a significant throw, giving his opponent a chance to get up and run. However, this delayed unavoidable, however, Van Duizwenbod eventually completed the work and confirmed his place in the second round.
This is the second time in many years when Van Gerven has been excluded in the early stages of the World Grand Prix. The result also means that there is a serious threat to qualifying for the Players Championship final.
Van Gerven is currently ranked 92nd in the Players Championship rankings and will have to make it to the top 64 to secure the qualification. If he missed, It will costly expense an unexpected expenditure of £ 120,000.,
It has been a very difficult year for Van Gerven, who started losing Luke Littler In World Darts Championship Last. Recently, he separated from his 10 -year -old wife and spent time away from darts after confirming the tragic news.
The teenage world champion was in his brilliant performance and proceeded without exiting the second gear. Later, he sent a strict message to his rivals by vowing to adopt a ‘fierce’ approach in his dialect for World Grand Prix Gaurav.
Little on Sky Sports said, “I don’t think I could do anything better there.” “I certainly played better than last year. I said that I would be fierce and I did it. I missed some couple at the beginning and closing but it was a good performance.
“Jian played her role in a brilliant game. We push each other every time, we play our best dart against each other. Hopefully it is my next head. The first round is on, the next.”
