Luke Littler averts Dimitri van den Bergh scare as Michael van Gerwen eases past Dirk van Duijvenbode

Michael van Gerwen AND Luke Littler they made it through opening night Dutch Darts Masters In den Bosch in various tests on a night where seeds are mainly tested.

Van Gerwen had no problems in his first match since the World Cup final after going to Thailand on holiday and had a refresh and reset. He saw Dirk van Duijvenbode who mostly struggled on his home stage, losing 6-1.

Van Duijvenbode’s only leg came early as he held the shot to draw level with 180 at mid-off. Van Gerwen of Van Duijvenbode well over 200 set up a double 10, pinning it at 2-1. MVG managed to get the first break as they went up 3-1 and still outplayed their opponent.

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He broke again by 5-1. He left a double 20 and went for a double 10 on his next pitch. After Van Duijvenbode made none of his attempts, MVG hit a single 10 with his penultimate dart before taking a double five for 5-1. With the Titan unable to start, it sealed the victory 6-1.

While Luke Littler turned away from fear Dimitri van den bergh Who is leading in the final stages but couldn’t reach the finish line as “Nuke” won 6-4 with an average of 101 and achieved a five-year 180.

Littler started well despite the bust, pinning double 20 a second time for 1-0. He hit 134 for 2-0. But I missed Darts in the double, she saw Van den Bergh turn it over as he stopped on his koats.

Van den Bergh hit an 87 for a 4-3 lead, but a 102 saw Littler’s level and led 5-4 as, despite the bust, Van den Bergh couldn’t take advantage and Littler sealed it 6-4 from there.