Champions League of Darts: Mensur Suljovic and Michael van Gerwen make perfect starts in Brighton
Mensur Suljovic (Picture: PDC/Chris Dean)
Mensur Suljovic (Picture: PDC/Chris Dean)

Champions League of Darts: Mensur Suljovic and Michael van Gerwen make perfect starts in Brighton

By Sporting Life
Darts
Sun September 23, 2018 · 7y ago

Mensur Suljovic booked his place in the Paddy Power Champions League of Darts semi-finals as he continued his stunning tournament record in Brighton - while Michael van Gerwen has all but qualified.

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Defending champion Suljovic and world number one MVG both recorded two wins on the opening day of the BBC-televised tournament at The Brighton Centre, but Simon Whitlock and Dave Chisnall were the first to be eliminated.

Van Gerwen was at his relentless best, producing two ton-plus averages in his victories over Chisnall and Daryl Gurney in Group A as he bids to win the third staging of this tournament for the first time.

Group Standings

GROUP A

  1. Michael van Gerwen P 2 W 2 L 0 LegDiff +11 Pts 4
  2. Gary Anderson P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff +5 Pts 2
  3. Daryl Gurney P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff -1 Pts 2
  4. Dave Chisnall P 2 W 0 L 2 LegDiff -15 Pts 0

GROUP B

  1. Mensur Suljovic P 2 W 2 L 0 LegDiff +5 Pts 4
  2. Peter Wright P 2 W 1 L 2 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
  3. Rob Cross P 2 W 1 L 1 LegDiff 0 Pts 2
  4. Simon Whitlock P 2 W 0 L 2 LegDiff -5 Pts 0

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