MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his fourth European Tour title of the year as he defeated Steve Lennon 8-5 in the final of the Dutch Darts Masters in Zwolle.

The world number one followed up last weekend’s victory at the European Darts Grand Prix with another triumph, this time in front of his passionate home crowd.

The tournament’s first visit to the IJsselhallen saw a fairy tale weekend unfold for runner-up Lennon, but Van Gerwen proved too strong in the final as he scooped the £25,000 prize. Van Gerwen whitewashed Terry Jenkins in Saturday evening’s second round, before recording wins over Darren Webster, Kyle Anderson and Daryl Gurney to book his place in the final.

The Dutch Darts Masters will be broadcast throughout the weekend for PDCTV-HD Subscribers , and through a series of bookmakers’ websites worldwide.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters

Sunday May 13th

Third Round
Steve Lennon 6-5 James Richardson
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Peter Wright 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Mervyn King
Kyle Anderson 6-5 Cameron Menzies
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Darren Webster

Quarter-Finals
Steve Lennon 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Peter Wright
Stephen Bunting 2-6 Daryl Gurney
Kyle Anderson 2-6 Michael van Gerwen

Semi-Finals
Steve Lennon 7-5 Kim Huybrechts
Daryl Gurney 6-7 Michael van Gerwen

Final
Steve Lennon 5-8 Michael van Gerwen