Van Gerwen Edges Van Barneveld At World Matchplay

Three-time victor Michael van Gerwen made it done to nan 2nd information of nan World Matchplay contempt a below-par show against Raymond van Barneveld, while Gerwyn Price overcame Daryl Gurney successful a heated brushwood successful Blackpool.

Van Gerwen said he "made things difficult for himself" earlier yet seeing disconnected chap Dutchman Van Barneveld 10-6 successful an error-strewn lucifer astatine nan Winter Gardens.

"Raymond didn't play his A-game, but I was much irritated pinch my ain crippled because I cognize I could do better," he told Sky Sports.

"This is simply a tourney I emotion to play. I person won it 3 times. It is ever an aggravated crowd. Everything is perfect. But erstwhile you don't play cleanable it is really annoying.

"We each cognize I americium a winner. I don't for illustration losing. But possibly this is nan commencement of thing really nice."

Price is besides done aft beating Gurney 10-7, pinch nan brace progressive successful a heated speech astatine nan extremity of nan match.

Welshman Price appeared to return rumor pinch Gurney mocking his passionate triumph celebration, aggressively shaking his manus earlier nan brace exchanged angry words.

Earlier successful nan match, Northern Irishman Gurney appeared to mutter an expletive to himself arsenic nan 2 players prepared to locomotion disconnected nan shape for nan 2nd break.

The brace antecedently fought successful 2019 erstwhile they had to beryllium separated by information aft a Premier League lucifer successful Sheffield.

In Monday's first game, English sixth seed Chris Dobey hit Germany's Ricardo Pietreczko 10-5.