Michael Van Gerwen and James Wade served up a classic as draws dominated night 13 of the Premier League in Birmingham.
In-form Wade, who recently won three PDC titles, went 7-5 in front as he attempted to become just the second player to record a pair of regular-season victories over Van Gerwen, having beaten the Dutchman 7-3 in Exeter in February.
TABLE! The race to The O2 is still incredibly tight after Night 13 in Birmingham. It's all to play for with three regular season games to play!#Unibet180 pic.twitter.com/ImnuKmfPhu — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) April 25, 2019
However, on his 30th birthday, Van Gerwen reeled off successive 12 and 13-dart legs just when he needed them to secure a 7-7 draw.
That was enough to maintain his one-point lead at the the top of the table ahead of Rob Cross, who drew with Gerwyn Price earlier in the night after surviving four match darts.
😱 What a finish this could have been! Micheal van Gerwen misses D16 for a bull-bull 132, but recovers to snatch a draw after trailing 7-5. A @Unibet Premier League classic!#Unibet180 pic.twitter.com/JaZdKULqoU — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) April 25, 2019
Mensur Suljovic battled back from 6-2 down to rescue a draw against last year's runner-up Michael Smith.
Daryl Gurney was the only winner of the night, remaining in top-four contention with an important 8-4 win over Peter Wright.
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