Last Updated: 23/02/23 11:03pm
Michael van Gerwen moved top of the Premier League table after defeating Gerwyn Price in Cardiff
Michael van Gerwen secured his first win of the Premier League season and moved top of the table after defeating Gerwyn Price 6-5 in the final of Night Four in Dublin.
The six-time Premier League champion defeated Chris Dobey and Jonny Clayton to set up a showdown with Price, where he rattled off four consecutive legs and took advantage of some careless finishing by the Welshman to snatch a dramatic victory.
Price overcame scoring confusion to take out D19 at the second attempt and claim the opening leg, only for Van Gerwen to respond with a 14-dart hold and a 13-dart break of throw.
Premier League – Night 4 in Dublin results
| Quarter-finals | Michael Smith | 6-5 | Peter Wright |
| Gerwyn Price | 6-4 | Dimitri van den Bergh | |
| Jonny Clayton | 6-4 | Nathan Aspinall | |
| Chris Dobey | 3-6 | Michael van Gerwen | |
| Semi-finals | Michael Smith | 1-6 | Gerwyn Price |
| Jonny Clayton | 3-6 | Michael van Gerwen | |
| Final | Gerwyn Price | 5-6 | Michael van Gerwen |
A tops-tops finish from Price levelled the contest, with the Ice Man capitalising on some missed opportunities from Van Gerwen to take out a 20-dart leg on the ‘Mad House’ on his way to opening a 5-2 advantage.
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Gerwyn Price stuns Michael van Gerwen with this double tops finish in the final of the Premier League in Dublin.
Van Gerwen kept his hopes alive by claiming back-to-back legs and pulled level in the contest when ‘The Ice Man’ missed two match darts on D15 in the tenth leg, with both players squandering chances in the final-leg decider.
Price wasted five match darts for the chance to claim a second win of the season, following on from his success over Nathan Aspinall in Night Two, as Van Gerwen took out D4 to take the title and move top of Michael Smith in the season-long standings.
More to follow…
Where are we heading next?
The Premier League roadshow heads to the Westpoint Arena, Exeter on Thursday, March 2 for Night Five of the league phase.
Night 5: Westpoint Arena, Exeter
| Quarter-finals | Michael van Gerwen vs Gerwyn Price |
| Nathan Aspinall vs Michael Smith | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Chris Dobey | |
| Jonny Clayton vs Peter Wright |
Former world champions Van Gerwen and Price do battle in the opening match, while Aspinall takes on world No 1 Smith and Van den Bergh faces Dobey. 2021 Premier League winner Clayton faces Wright in the other quarter-final.
Events in Brighton, Nottingham, Newcastle and Berlin follow in March, with Birmingham, Liverpool, Rotterdam and Leeds hosting Premier League nights in April. Further tournaments take place in Manchester, Sheffield and Aberdeen, ahead of the season-ending play-offs in London on May 25.
We’re back for more Premier League Darts action from the Exeter on Thursday, March 2 – live on Sky Sports Action & Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm.
