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Voltage, who lost to the eventual champion in last year's semi-finals, averaged 102.54, hitting five 180s and eight of 14 darts at double against the Bully Boy, who already knew he can't qualify for the play-offs.
The former world champion's finishing power proved decisive, closing seven of his eight legs from the range of 200-300 in no more than six darts, and in each of the last three legs, a 180 was followed by a checkout in the 40s - all 3 were 11-darters.
Mensur Suljovic suffered a scare against Peter Wright to win and boost his play-off hopes.
The Austrian hit a 144 checkout in the first leg, and raced into a 5-1 lead against Snakebite.
Only one of the first six legs was won in less that 15 darts, showing the sluggish start from both players.
The Scot was averaging in the low 80s and his 130 checkout in leg four was his only positive, before going on to win the next three legs including a 100 checkout.
Trailing 7-5, he punished the Gentle for two missed darts for the match by taking out 110 to force a decider.
Suljovic completed the win with three 140s and an 81 checkout for a 12-darter to seal the win.
He averaged 93.91 compared to Wright's 89.49 - the fourth time he has averaged in the 80s in the Premier League this season.
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The Dutchman may not continue his record of never finishing anywhere but top of the league, and even worse he is not guaranteed to feature in the play-offs at all.
In one of the worst performances from MVG in this year's Premier League, SuperChin surged into a 4-0 lead, before Mighty Mike stopped the rot with a 127 checkout in 12 darts.
Van Gerwen was able to produce a match high finish from 130 - his third from 100+ in the match - but it proved in vain as Gurney went on to claim a surprisingly comfortable triumph.
James Wade too strengthened his play-off bid with a comfortable 8-4 victory over an oddly-behaving Gerwyn Price, who didn't shake the Englishman's hand after the match.
The Machine ends the night in third in a one-sided contest.
The Iceman looked focused suring his walk-on, but went 3-0 down before getting into the match with an 11-darter.
The European and World Series champion's decisive moment was a 122 checkout to go 6-3 up.
The Grand Slam of Darts champion pulled one back before Wade finished the match in 12 then 14 dart legs.
A clearly fuming Price stormed off the stage and straight past Wade's outstretched arm, after a match in which he varied his speed much more than usual, and many times was visibly upset with Wade's behaviour - though it appeared the Englishman had done nothing to warrant that response.
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 Results
11 April, Liverpool
Rob Cross 8-5 Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price 8-5 Mensur Suljovic
James Wade 7-7 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 3-8 Michael van Gerwen
Night 12 Results
18 April, Cardiff
Mensur Suljovic 8-5 Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross 2-8 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith 5-8 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 2-8 James Wade
Night 13 Results
25 April, Birmingham
Mensur Suljovic 7-7 Michael Smith
Rob Cross 7-7 Gerwyn Price
Daryl Gurney 8-4 Peter Wright
James Wade 7-7 Michael van Gerwen
Night 14 Results
2 May, Manchester
Rob Cross 8-1 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 6-8 Mensur Suljovic
Daryl Gurney 8-5 Michael van Gerwen
James Wade 8-4 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
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