Five-time winner Michael Van Gerwen defeated rival Gary Anderson, while defending champion Jonny Clayton cleared his way in the second round by coming off a set-down to defeat 2020 finalist Dirk Van Duijvenbode; Peter Wright and Adrian Lewis also won the World Grand Prix
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Check out the best box offices from an exciting opening night of the World Grand Prix in Leicester
Check out the best box offices from an exciting opening night of the World Grand Prix in Leicester
Michael van Gerwen won the battle between two darting giants when he sidestepped a nervous start to pass Gary Anderson on the opening night of the World Grand Prix.
Van Gerwen – on the hunt for a sixth World Grand Prix success – ran out a resounding 2-0 winner against two-time World Champion Anderson in a replay of the 2016 final.
Jonny Clayton survived a specter as he started his title defense with a comeback win over Dirk van Duijvenbode, while Peter Wright and Adrian Lewis also made progress in Leicester.
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See the best of the action from the opening night of the World Grand Prix
Monday 3 October – Results
| First round | Callan Rydzo | 0-2 | Krzysztof Ratajskiz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Dolan | 0-2 | Stephen Bunting | |
| Chris Dobey | 2-0 | Luke Humphries | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergho | 2-1 | Dave Chisnal | |
| Johnny Clayton | 2-1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
| Peter Wright | 2-0 | Kim Huybrechts | |
| Michael van Gerwen | 2-0 | Gary Anderson | |
| Jose de Sousa | 0-2 | Adrian Lewis |
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Anderson could help but smile after scoring just nine in his emphatic defeat to Van Gerwen
Van Gerwen took a messy first set with no response, despite Anderson missing darts to win every leg – wasted a total of 11 darts on doubles.
The Scot responded with a clinical 84 to take control of the second set, but after flying back with a 15-dart riposte, ‘The Green Machine’ followed his third 180 with a 106 finish to seal the win in 12 darts.
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Van Gerwen secured his place in the second round with this incredible 12-dart leg…
“The first round of the World Grand Prix against Gary Anderson will never be easy,” admitted Van Gerwen, who averaged 101 in a brilliant second set.
“You never know with Gary. He still has a lot of talent and is a brilliant player, so you have to perform well.
“We both missed so many doubles in the first set, but the second set is something to build on for the next round.”
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MVG aims for more success and has already won the Premier League and World Matchplay this year
Clayton took on a tough assignment against 2020 runner-up Van Duijvenbode in the unique double-start event, but recovered from a shaky start to face Dimitri Van den Bergh at the Morningside Arena.
Van Duijvenbode dominated the opening races and penalized a poor start from the reigning champion to draw first blood with a sublime 156 check-out.
Clayton’s stellar 130 finish midway through set two shifted the pendulum, and when an increasingly frustrated Dutchman faltered late with ‘The Ferret’ capitalizing to advance to an encounter against Van den Bergh.
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Jonny Clayton admitted he was lucky to get through after beating Dirk van Duijvenbode in a late rally
“Of course I’m happy to be through, but Dirk should have won that race,” admitted Clayton, who crushed compatriot Gerwyn Price last year in last year’s showpiece.
“I just couldn’t get going tonight, but luckily I managed to scrape through.
“Dimitri is a brilliant player, just like Dirk. Hopefully my game will improve on Wednesday. I will come out of the blocks better than tonight.”
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Van den Bergh scored this brilliant 81 check-out in his win over Dave Chisnall
Van den Bergh took only his second win on the World Grand Prix stage with a decisive victory over two-time finalist Dave Chisnall.
World champion Peter Wright braved a spirited backlash from Kim Huybrechts to kick off his bid for a first World Grand Prix crown with a 2-0 win in a high-profile affair.
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Adrian Lewis rolled back the years by hitting the jackpot with this majestic 152 finish
And 2010 finalist Adrian Lewis made a winning comeback in his first World Grand Prix appearance since 2019, turning three tons plus cash registers to cap off an impressive 2-0 win over Jose De Sousa, who became the first seed to finish the season. tournament this year.
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Chris Dobey sank two huge barrel-plus cash registers as he flew past Luke Humphries
‘Jackpot’ will now play ‘Hollywood’ Chris Dobey, who produced a spectacular display of finishing to stun Luke Humphries and secure his first win at this event since reaching the semi-finals of 2019 on his debut.
Krzysztof Ratajski and Stephen Bunting also recorded 2-0 wins, beating Callan Rydz and Brendan Dolan respectively.
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Dobey won the opening set with Luke Humphries with this Hollywood ending
Live World Grand Prix Darts
October 4, 2022, 7:00 PM
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Tuesday, October 4 – Matches (1900 BST)
| First round | Madar’s Razma | vs | Ryan Searlea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Smith | vs | Andrew Gilding | |
| Danny Noppert | vs | Gabriel Clement | |
| Joe Cullen | vs | Damon Heta | |
| Rob Cross | vs | Daryl Gurney | |
| James Wade | vs | Martin Lukeman | |
| Gerwyn Price | vs | Martin Schindler | |
| Michael Smith | vs | Nathan Aspinalli |
The first-round action comes to an end on Tuesday evening, as world number 1 Gerwyn Price begins his bid for a second World Grand Prix crown against German debutant Martin Schindler.
Two-time winner James Wade faces another newcomer Martin Lukeman, 2017 champion Daryl Gurney takes on Rob Cross as eighth seed, while Michael Smith takes on Nathan Aspinall in another tasty draw.
Check out daily Darts News at skysports.com/darts, our mobile app and our Twitter account @skysportsdarts. You can watch the 25th staging of the World Grand Prix ‘Double in, Double out’ set format on Sky Sports until the final on October 9 in Leicester.
