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WATCH: Michael van Gerwen Beats Jeffrey de Graaf

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Michael van Gerwen will face Callan Rydz in the PDC World Championship quarter finals after beating Jeffrey de Graaf 4-2.

The Dutchman soared to a 4-2 win to book a place in the next round, as he hopes to win his fourth PDC World Championship.

The World No.3 has not won the tournament since 2017, coming closest back in 2022/23 after losing to Michael Smith in the final.

Van Gerwen made a strong start to the match, winning the first set 3-1 and dominating in the following set to gain a 2-0 lead.

The darts legend boasted a 103.22 average after the first two legs, while also checking 118 out in the process – hitting just two 180’s.

Van Gerwen is one of the favourites to win the competition on UK betting sites behind the likes of Luke Littler after Luke Humphries was eliminated by Peter Wright.

The reigning world champion and Snakebite had some choice words for each other before the match, but it was the Scotsman who secured a 4-1 victory.

Van Gerwen’s lead was cut in half during the third leg, as De Graaf secured his first set of the match and put pressure on the three-time champion.

Things were made even more interesting after the fourth set, as the Swede tied the game up at 2-2 and increased his average to 96.4 – finding five 180’s in the match up to that point.

The match began to get cagey but Van Gerwen managed to find some composure and clinched the fifth set to move one away from reaching the quarter final.

The Dutchman managed to win the final set in a 3-0 whitewash to secure a 4-2 win overall, averaging 101.98, hitting six 180’s and checking out 126 as his highest finish.

Van Gerwen will now face Callum Rydz in the quarter finals, after Rydz picked up a 4-3 win over Robert Owen earlier in the day.

WATCH: Michael van Gerwen Beats Jeffrey de Graaf

VAN GERWEN INTO THE LAST EIGHT!

Michael van Gerwen charges into the Quarter-Finals at Alexandra Palace.

A 101.98 average in a real statement win for the Dutchman!

📺 https://t.co/pIQvhqYxEj #WCDarts | R4 pic.twitter.com/E1Hexw39iT

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 30, 2024

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