Michael Van Gerwen threatened two 9 dart finishes against Adrien Lewis in his quarter final match hitting 6 perfect darts followed by 7 perfect darts. He defeated James Wade in the semi-final 6-4 in an enthralling match at the Ally Pally which saw Michael Van Gerwen hit a 9 dart finish followed by 8 perfect darts in the very next leg. No one has ever hit two 9 darters in consecutive legs and MVG fell short of double 12 to make history. He admitted post-match that he has never hit two consecutive 9 darters in practice.
The 9 dart finish
Darts 1-3 T20 T20 T20
Darts 4-6 T20 T20 T19
Darts 7-9 T20 T20 D12
Dean Winstanley managed to hit a 9 dart finish earlier in the tournament against Vincent Van Der Voort and with Van Gerwen hitting one in the semi-final this means both players will split the £15,000 bonus for hitting a 9 dart finish providing Phil Taylor or Raymond Van Barneveld don’t hit one.