Unibet Premier League Darts - Night 10, Belfast - Van Gerwen rescues a draw but Cross tops table

Daryl Gurney was denied a fairytale victory in front of his home crowd as Rob Cross won to go top of the table, while Michael van Gerwen came from 5-1 down and survived two match darts to draw against Gerwyn Price.

Photo from BBC Sport

Mensur Suljovic made it three wins in a row against James Wade with a hard fought 8-6 victory.
There was a slow start to the opening match of the night, with the Austrian becoming increasingly slow in an attempt to put the Machine off.
Wade took a 2-0 lead before the Gentle levelled, it was all with throw until leg ten, when Suljovic broke and held his throw in the next to lead 7-4.
Wade broke with a 137 checkout, and was then throwing for a draw, but Suljovic then threw seven perfect darts and wired the treble with the eighth, before cleaning up soon after with Wade still well behind.
The win moved Suljovic above Wade to third place, the Englishman averaged just 85 while the former Champions League winner hit five 180s to continue his winning streak against the European and World Series champion.

Peter Wright drew his fifth match in this year's Premier League, holding his nerve against Michael Smith to earn a point.
The Bully Boy's average was 10 superior to Snakebite's, but had to settle for a draw as they did earlier in the season.
With both players down at the bottom of the table, a point doesn't help either.
Wins are vital for both to stand a chance of making the play-offs.

Photo from Sky Sports

Rob Cross once again demolished the home favourite, after beating Jeffrey de Zwaan in Rotterdam, the former world champion set about spoiling the party for Daryl Gurney in Belfast.
Both started well, but the Players' Championship champion could not keep with Voltage, the latter averaging 105 and making it look easy at times.
The Englishman took out 117,100 and a 124 on the bull in the final leg to seal an 8-4 victory.

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Gerwyn Price's wait for a win over Michael van Gerwen continues as the Welshman let a 5-1 lead slip to draw 7-7 with the current world champion.
Even after the comeback, the Grand Slam champion led 7-5 but missed two darts at tops in the final leg for the win, allowing the Dutchman to take out 82 for a draw.
Van Gerwen threw some bizarre set up shots, not applying any pressure on the Iceman and allowing him to take the lead.
Such shots include a last dart treble 20 from 64 to leave double two, and two bullseyes from 202.
Maybe the record of 15 matches without a win was playing on Price's mind towards the end, and he will be frustrated with just a single point.

FIXTURES & RESULTS
Night One Results 

7 February, Newcastle
James Wade 7-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price 7-4 Daryl Gurney
Chris Dobey 6-6 Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen 7-5 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 6-6 Rob Cross

Night Two Results
14 February, Glasgow
Peter Wright 6-6 Michael Smith
Rob Cross 7-4 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld 6-6 Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney 7-3 Glen Durrant
Mensur Suljovic 3-7 Michael van Gerwen

Night Three Results
21 February, Dublin
Gerwyn Price 6-6 James Wade
Steve Lennon 5-7 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 7-2 Rob Cross
Michael Smith 5-7 Daryl Gurney
Mensur Suljovic 6-6 Raymond van Barneveld

Night Four Results
28 February, Exeter
Luke Humphries 6-6 Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney 1-7 Rob Cross
Mensur Suljovic 7-4 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 3-7 James Wade
Michael Smith 7-4 Raymond van Barneveld

Night Five Results
7 March, Aberdeen
Michael Smith 3-7 Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney 0-7 James Wade
Mensur Suljovic 3-7 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 7-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen 6-6 John Henderson

Night Six Results 
14 March, Nottingham
Nathan Aspinall 2-7 Michael Smith
James Wade 3-7 Mensur Suljovic
Rob Cross 7-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price 2-7 Michael van Gerwen
Peter Wright 6-6 Daryl Gurney

Night Seven Results
21 March, Berlin

Gerwyn Price 4-7 Rob Cross

James Wade 6-6 Peter Wright

Michael van Gerwen 5-7 Daryl Gurney

Michael Smith 2-7 Mensur Suljovic

Max Hopp 3-7 Raymond van Barneveld

Night Eight Results 
27 March, Rotterdam
Gerwyn Price 5-7 Michael Smith
James Wade 6-6 Dimitri van den Bergh
Rob Cross 5-7 Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright 1-7 Michael van Gerwen
Raymond van Barneveld 1-7 Daryl Gurney

Night Nine Results 
28 March, Rotterdam (Judgement Night)
Daryl Gurney 7-3 Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright 5-7 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 7-4 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Raymond van Barneveld 1-7 Michael van Gerwen
James Wade 7-4 Michael Smith

Night 10 Results
4 April, Belfast
Mensur Suljovic 8-6 James Wade
Michael Smith 7-7 Peter Wright
Rob Cross 8-4 Daryl Gurney
Michael van Gerwen 7-7 Gerwyn Price

Night 11 Fixtures
11 April, Liverpool
Rob Cross v Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price v Mensur Suljovic
James Wade v Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen

Night 12 Fixtures
18 April, Cardiff
Mensur Suljovic v Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross v Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright v James Wade

Night 13 Fixtures
25 April, Birmingham
Mensur Suljovic v Michael Smith
Rob Cross v Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney v Peter Wright
James Wade v Michael van Gerwen

Night 14 Fixtures
2 May, Manchester
Rob Cross v Michael Smith
Peter Wright v Mensur Suljovic
Daryl Gurney v Michael van Gerwen
James Wade v Gerwyn Price

Night 15 Fixtures
9 May, Sheffield
Michael Smith v James Wade
Mensur Suljovic v Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney v Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright

Night 16 Fixtures
16 May, Leeds
Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright
Daryl Gurney v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Mensur Suljovic
James Wade v Rob Cross

Night 17 Fixtures
23 May, London
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Two matches TBC

Finals (Best of 21 legs)
One match TBC

Current Standings

#	Competitor	P	W	D	L	LD	Pts
1	Rob Cross (ENG)	10	7	1	2	+20	15
2	Michael van Gerwen (NED)	10	6	2	2	+22	14
3	Mensur Suljovic (AUT)	10	5	2	3	+4	12
4	James Wade (ENG)	10	4	3	3	+8	11
5	Daryl Gurney (NIR)	10	5	1	4	-2	11
6	Gerwyn Price (WAL)	10	3	4	3	-1	10
7	Peter Wright (SCO)	10	2	5	3	-5	9
8	Michael Smith (ENG)	10	3	2	5	-6	8
R	Raymond van Barneveld (NED)	9	1	2	6	-22	4

Tie-breakers:
1) Points
2) Leg difference
3) Legs won against throw

4) Tournament average  

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