{"id":22498,"date":"2024-03-01T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/uk-open-michael-van-gerwen-makes-early-exit-as-mensur-suljovic-claims-shock-victory-in-minehead-darts-news\/01\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:41:00","slug":"uk-open-michael-van-gerwen-makes-early-exit-as-mensur-suljovic-claims-shock-victory-in-minehead-darts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/uk-open-michael-van-gerwen-makes-early-exit-as-mensur-suljovic-claims-shock-victory-in-minehead-darts-news\/01\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Open: Michael van Gerwen makes early exit as Mensur Suljovic claims shock victory in Minehead | Darts News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Michael van Gerwen led the high-profile exits on the opening night of the UK Open after suffering a shock fourth-round loss to Mensur Suljovic in Minehead. <\/p>\n<p>Suljovic battled back from 5-2 down, firing in a 118 checkout to win the first of five consecutive legs on his way to a 10-7 victory over the three-time UK Open champion.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Gilding opened his title defence with a 10-7 victory against Josh Payne and former world champion Michael Smith defeated Joe Cullen by the same margin, while Peter Wright thrashed Joshua Richardson 10-3.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond van Barneveld was beaten in a final-leg decider by Luke Woodhouse and Jonny Clayton also needed a final leg to defeat Tim Wolters, as Graham Usher produced a 100 finish in the deciding leg to claim a surprise win over Ryan Searle.<\/p>\n<p><em>More to follow&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Where does the Premier League head next?<\/h3>\n<p>The Premier League continues in Brighton, as league leader Van Gerwen takes on Night Five runner-up Rob Cross in a battle of the former world champions.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Aspinall faces Luke Littler in another eye-catching showdown, Luke Humphries meets Gerwyn Price in a repeat of last year&#8217;s World Grand Prix final, while Michael Smith plays Peter Wright.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can now start receiving messages and alerts for the latest breaking sports news, analysis, in-depth features and videos from our dedicated WhatsApp channel! <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13056245\/sky-sports-on-whatsapp-how-to-follow-our-channel-for-the-latest-news-features-and-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Find out more here&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Premier League Darts continues on Sky Sports on Thursday, March 7 with The Brighton Centre the next stop on the 17-week extravaganza all the way through to the Play-Offs at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday, May 23. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stream darts and more with a NOW Sports Month Membership &#8211; just \u00a321 a month for 12 months. 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