PL: Night 12 · Thursday 23 April 2026
Josh Rock vs Michael van Gerwen
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool · 20:00 GMT
Final score
Josh Rock
3–6
Michael van Gerwen
Van Gerwen beat Rock 6–3 to reach the semi-final.
Match stats
- Van Gerwen leads Rock on season average — 96.9 vs 94.0 — and has twice as many finals appearances
- Rock has 8 PL points from 11 nights without reaching a single final — accumulating points in early rounds but stalling
- MvG opened the season with a 117 checkout in the Newcastle final; has added just one win since
Stat worth knowing
Rock's season average of 94.0 is the lowest in the field — yet he has 8 points, the same as Humphries who averages 100.3. Rock is grinding out results in early rounds but has never reached a final. Something about his late-match decision-making is costing him, and the averages are now showing it too.
Pre-match verdict was
Van Gerwen on average and form. This is the most statistically lopsided match of the night.
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