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Van Gerwen crushes Cross in Dublin

Michael van Gerwen makes his way to the stage at the 3Arena
Michael van Gerwen makes his way to the stage at the 3Arena

Michael Van Gerwen proved why he is the best player in the world with a 7-2 demolition of Rob Cross on night three of the Premier League in Dublin.

In a match involving the top-two ranked players, who have won the last three World Championships, Van Gerwen ran riot to remain top of the table with a 100 per cent record.

The Dutchman raced into a 6-0 lead and, although he missed two doubles for a whitewash, finished the job with a 101.34 average.

Van Gerwen is two points clear of Gerwyn Price, Daryl Gurney and Peter Wright, who all came from behind to secure positive results at the 3Arena.

James Wade let a 5-2 lead slip and, despite averaging 103.89, needed to take out 129 to claim a 6-6 draw against the unbeaten Price.

Wright responded from slipping 3-0 behind to Carlow man Steve Lennon, the third contender to replace the injured Gary Anderson, to win 7-5.

And Gurney was two legs down to last year's runner-up Michael Smith, who is winless and bottom of the table, but battled hard to claim a 7-5 victory.

Raymond Van Barneveld produced another fine comeback to claim a point for the second consecutive week, fighting back from 5-1 down against Mensur Suljovic.

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