Michael van Gerwen is in hot pursuit of a first World Darts Championship since 2019 and the fourth of his career, but he was left grumbling over his third-round performance. MVG beat Brendan Dolan 4-2 with a 97.01 average to book a last-16 match against Jeffrey de Graaf tonight but displayed his high standards after the victory.

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Michael van Gerwen is through to the last-16 od the World Championship despite calling his latest display "absolute c**p." We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.