Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen secures third night win in a row in Newcastle | Darts News

Michael van Gerwen made it three Premier League nightly wins on the spin as he defeated Nathan Aspinall 6-4 in Newcastle to increase his lead on the high of the standings to eight factors.

Van Gerwen backed up his victories in Berlin and Glasgow with one other in the North East, seeing off Gerwyn Price 6-4 in the quarter-finals and Luke Littler 6-5 in a thrilling semi-final.

The Dutchman, who’s now as much as 15 factors for the marketing campaign, misplaced the opening two legs to Aspinall earlier than profitable 5 in a row as he appeared set for a routine victory on the Utilita Arena.

However, Aspinall – whose wins over Michael Smith and Rob Cross have been his first of the season – fought again and reeled in the Big Fish of 170 to make it 5-4.

Van Gerwen then took out double 18 for the match after Aspinall missed two makes an attempt at double 16 to power a deciding leg.

MVG has now received 9 matches in a row since he misplaced to Smith on the opening night in Cardiff on February 1 and can look to increase his run in Exeter subsequent Thursday.

Van Gerwen: Winning is crucial factor

Speaking after beating Aspinall, Van Gerwen stated: “I performed poorly in the primary two legs however I by no means gave up. I really feel good in my recreation and I really feel assured.

“I’m not going to set myself any targets, no objectives. I do not set myself any targets – however it may very well be a report [number of nightly wins].

“I’m simply going to maintain focussing or I get bored. I must hold the motivation.

“Winning is the most important thing. You don’t care about anything else as a darts player. It is the biggest medicine.”

Van Gerwen missed six match darts at a double in his 6-5 win over Littler in the semi-finals earlier than profitable the competition in the following leg as he landed two double 18s.

That ended teenager Littler’s hopes of a first general nightly win in the Premier League however the teenager impressed in Newcastle, towards Van Gerwen and in addition Peter Wright.

Littler fired in a 170 end and in addition a 100 checkout with tops-tops as he denied Wright a first win of the season by edging a cracking quarter-final 6-5 – Wright remains to be the one man but to register a level following Aspinall’s two victories.

Aspinall picks up first wins of season

Aspinall defeated Night One winner Smith in a last-leg decider in the opening quarter-final, taking out double 10 after his opponent had missed that mattress for the victory himself.

Cross then fought again from 5-3 all the way down to defeat reigning world champion Luke Humphries in one other 11th-leg shootout earlier than Littler vs Wright went all the way in which.

Van Gerwen didn’t want a deciding leg to beat Price in the final quarter-final however did to see off Littler a spherical later as the group have been handled to the newest instalment in what’s shaping as much as be a gorgeous rivalry.

Aspinall was Van Gerwen’s third and closing sufferer in Newcastle and though The Asp will ponder what may need been had he been extra deadly on his doubles, he will likely be delighted to have chalked up his first factors of the season.

He beat Cross 6-4 in the semi-finals however the latter’s development to the final 4 means he sits in the fourth and closing play-off place at this early stage of the marketing campaign, behind runaway chief Van Gerwen, Smith and Littler.

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