- Van Gerwen recovers from set and a break down
- Kim Huybrechts and Luke Humphries also through
The defending PDC world champion, Michael van Gerwen, came through a big scare against Jelle Klaasen before winning 3-1 at Alexandra Palace.
The world No 1 was far from his best in the second-round match and lost the first set from 2-0 up, Klaasen taking out 116 to earn a surprise lead. Klaasen then broke his compatriot to throw for a two-set lead – but Van Gerwen found a 170 checkout to turn the contest around.
Written by Niall McVeigh
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/13/pdc-world-darts-championship-michael-van-gerwen-survives-scare-jelle-klaasen under the title “Michael van Gerwen survives scare from Jelle Klaasen on PDC opening night”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
