Michael Van Gerwen will not compete in the Berlin night of the Premier League after suffering an injury.
Van Gerwen was set to take on Gerwyn Price in the quarter-final stage of night nine in Germany, looking to kick off his night with a victory.
Van Gerwen will not compete in tonight’s Premier League stage in BerlinGettyBut the Dutchman will not step out on stage in front of the German crowd.
It has been announced that he has withdraw from tonight’s action due to suffering a shoulder injury.
Consequently, Price will be handed a huge boost as he receives a bye to the semi-final stage.
He will now play the winner of Luke Littler‘s quarter final clash with Chris Dobey.
It is a bitter blow for Van Gerwen who had shown signs he was in a positive vein of form on night eight.
Van Gerwen is also looking to qualify for the play-offs and currently sits in third position.
But given Price will now be given a bye, it will see him leapfrogged by the ‘Iceman’ on the night.
He could now get dragged into a real tussle for the four positions with Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall leading the chasing pack behind him.
Van Gerwen has won seven matches so far which has propped up his position in the standings.
But he has yet to win a Premier League night so far, and would have been hoping to get off the mark on German soil.
Price will automatically reach the semi-finals after Van Gerwen’s withdrawalGettyIt will now be Price who will be hoping to get the job done and will fancy his chances, given his positive records against both Littler and Dobey.
Van Gerwen is now set to also miss this weekend’s European Tour event, and the opportunity to earn more ranking points.
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