Superchin claimed his second win of the 2019 Unibet Premier League with a tight 7-5 win over Michael Smith last night at 3 Arena, Dublin.
After an early set back, Gurney rattled off 4 legs in a row to move 4-2 up before Smith broke back to lead 5-4. The Northern Irishman saved his best till last as he won the final 3 legs without giving Smith a chance at a double.
Michael van Gerwen came within an inch of a whitewash of World no.2 Rob Cross, eventually defeating the Englishman 7-2. MvG rocketed into a 6-0 lead and missed two darts at double for to record just the 10th whitewash in Premier League history.
Elsewhere, Gerwyn Price and James Wade shared the points in an exhilarating 6-6 opening draw, followed by Peter Wright defeating local contender Steve Lennon 7-5. The final match of the night saw Raymond van Barneveld comeback from 5-1 down to steal a draw against Mensur Suljovic.
Night Three - Results
3Arena, 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
Full round-up from the PDC: https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/02/21/2019-unibet-premier-league-night-three