Michael van Gerwen was called ‘nervous’ by opponent Ryan Joyce after being knocked out of the Grand Slam of Darts. For the first time since 2010, the three-time world champion failed to make it out of the group stages, beaten 5-4 after twice fighting back from two legs down.
Trailing 2-0 and then 4-2, ‘MVG’ rallied on both occasions and then appeared to be in control of the final leg.
However, after failing to take out 112, Joyce was then left needing 18 to spring a major shock.
And he needed just two darts to do it, following up treble 20 by nailing double 10 to book a place in the last-16. But afterwards, the 39-year-old suggested that neither man had been at their best.
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