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Michael van Gerwen dominated for the second consecutive night in the Premier League to top the standings; The five-time champion beat Michael Smith in the tumultuous Brighton final to take home a £10,000 bonus and five tournament points

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Michael van Gerwen was simply sensational by the sea as he made it back to back-to-back Premier League wins with a fearsome display in Brighton on Thursday.

Van Gerwen became the first player this year to win the Premier League in a row after victory over Exeter with an equally stellar performance to beat James Wade, Joe Cullen and Michael Smith on their way to victory on the east coast. male.

MVG scored the winning goal with set 106 to win the opening match of the final before set 76 allowed him to complete the 12th stage of darts to take a 3-1 lead.

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Michael van Gerwen opens the procedure with this amazing 106 to break Michael Smith

Expensive misses on Smith’s doubles gave Van Gerwen the impetus for his next shot, but ‘Bully Boy’ remained in touch with 83rd and 126th class finishes in narrowly to shorten the score to 4-3.

The Dutchman restored his two-footed cushioning with a crucial hold-up throw and, although Smith held on to it, Van Gerwen took down 54 to win the stellar final with a GPA of 103.89 and topped the table.

“I feel good, I feel good,” says Van Gerwen Sports sky. “The Premier League takes a lot of energy but when you play well, it gives you a lot of fun.

“My form is starting to come together. I know what I’m capable of but sometimes it just takes a bit of time.”

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The Dutchman was delighted to be at the top of the table after winning the Night Five title

Two-time World Championship champion Smith reached his first Premier League final of the new format with a 6-2 defeat to defending champion Jonny Clayton.

The average Smith is just shy of 90 but is 46.2 per cent of his test compared to the Welshman’s only 14.3% to get through the performance.

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Van Gerwen rushes to win over Joe Cullen – go fishing on the south coast for a spin in this magnificent 170

Van Gerwen, who played brilliantly in Exeter a week ago, won over Cullen, who secured a place in the quarterfinals after his opponent Gerwyn Price was knocked out earlier on Thursday night. after a hand injury.

‘Mighty Mike’ put in an impressive 88-set before returning with ‘The Big Fish’ to take a 4-0 lead against cold Cullen.

Although ‘The Rockstar’ stopped the tungsten tide, Van Gerwen ultimately pinned the D5 to reach the reverse final.

Clayton survived two darts matches to win a slam dunk against new world No. 1 Peter Wright with a 121 chance of winning the bulls game in the deciding match.

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Jonny Clayton pulled this sensational 121 thing on bullseye to beat Peter Wright in a horror movie

‘The Ferret’ also crashed to finish 120 and 141 to spoil Wright’s party for his 52nd birthday.

Smith is back from a heartbreaking UK Open final defeat to Danny Noppert with a 6-1 demolition of Gary Anderson.

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Smith says he won’t look back after heartbreaking defeat in UK Open final at weekend

St Helens’ pitcher, who suffered an eighth consecutive defeat in a televised final in a four-year span, turned six feet on the wheel to beat an underdog Anderson by three dark points. maximum and average 90.89.

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Van Gerwen made this amazing 130th landing en route to a final round win over James Wade

Van Gerwen missed eight darts in the match before finally stumbling at the finish line in the decisive matchup against Wade.

The Dutchman, who rose to number five in the world, scored 121 and 130 respectively.

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