Michael van Gerwen was unable to rebound from Premier League disappointment by successful the Dutch Darts Championship as he suffered a semi-final exit at a event gained by Josh Rock.
Van Gerwen was thumped 10-5 by Luke Humphries within the Premier League semi-finals on Thursday as his hopes of a 3rd straight title in that occasion and record-extending eighth total have been thwarted.
The 34-year-old reached the final 4 in his homeland on Sunday following 6-1 demolitions of Chris Dobey and Danny Noppert however then surrendered leads of 4-0 and 6-4 to lose 7-6 to Jonny Clayton.
Rock took the title – his first on the European Tour – following an 8-4 success in opposition to Clayton within the ultimate, with the Northern Irishman emotional as he was offered with the trophy in Rosmalen.
Rock earlier noticed off Cameron Menzies 6-5 within the final 16 and Gerwyn Worth 7-3 within the quarter-finals, earlier than reeling off six legs in a row to beat Martin Schindler 7-3 within the semi-finals from 3-1 down.
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Ross Smith hit a sensational nine-dart end throughout his second-round loss to Dimitri Van den Bergh on Saturday
Clayton, in the meantime, beat defending champion Dave Chisnall 6-3 within the final 16, earlier than dispatching Ryan Searle 6-2 within the quarter-finals after which Van Gerwen within the final 4.
Darts is again on Sky Sports activities from Thursday June 27 with the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt, at which Van Gerwen and Noppert will crew up for Netherlands, Humphries and Michael Smith will star for England, Wales will as soon as once more be represented by defending champions Worth and Clayton, whereas Rock will function for Northern Eire.
Dutch Darts Championship – Sunday’s outcomes
Closing
Josh Rock 8-4 Jonny Clayton
Semi-finals
Jonny Clayton 7-6 Michael van Gerwen
Josh Rock 7-3 Martin Schindler
Quarter-finals
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Ryan Searle
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Danny Noppert
Martin Schindler 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Josh Rock 6-3 Gerwyn Worth
Final 16
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Ryan Searle 6-1 Jeffrey de Graaf
Danny Noppert 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Chris Dobey
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Martin Schindler 6-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Worth 6-1 Gian van Veen
Josh Rock 6-5 Cameron Menzies
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