The Dutchman hardly gave the Machine a chance in Sindelfingen as he nailed 50% of his doubles, produced a high checkout of 161 and also weighed in with three 180s.

It capped off a superb weekend for MVG as he averaged a staggering 107.58 overall for his five games, that also included a crushing 7-0 demolition of fellow Premier League Play-Offs contender Michael Smith thanks to an average of 109.6, to further underline his status as the world's number one.

That said, Van Gerwen was pushed to the limit by Dave Chisnall in a gripping quarter-final in which the pair posted averages of 109.54 and 107.5 respectively while he only just edged out Darren Webster 6-5 in the previous round.

This is MVG's 10th ranking success of the season, including three on the European Tour that takes his career tally to 23, while he's now collected 107 singles titles of a remarkable career. And he's only 29.

Van Gerwen said: "I think that was my best tournament ever. Three 110 averages, what more do you want? When you have to fight for something, you appreciate it more. I'm a very happy man.

"Other players always push me, and I have to do something special to win these games. James is back on track and playing consistently well again. He pushed me all the way especially at the start of the game."

Wade's highlight of his impressive march to the final was a 6-5 success over world champion Rob Cross in the third round, taking out 117 in the deciding leg and ending with an average of 100.

The Englishman, who was searching for his first PDC title since landing the European Matchplay in 2016, then defeated Simon Whitlock 6-3 and Danny Noppet 7-3 to reach the final only to come up short against a relentless MVG.

Wade said: "The first three or four legs I brought the game to him but after that I wasn't good enough. I'm stepping in the right direction, it's not there but it's nearly there. Hats off to Michael, he played brilliantly all day."

European Darts Grand Prix: Tournament results

Friday May 4

Afternoon Session

First Round (best of 11 legs)

Peter Hudson 3-6 Arron Monk

Madars Razma 6-4 Steve Hine

Matt Padgett 6-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Steve Lennon 4-6 Vincent van der Voort

Gabriel Clemens 3-6 Jan Dekker

Stephen Bunting 2-6 Kirk Shepherd

Mats Gies 3-6 Alan Tabern

Martin Schindler 6-0 Robert Owen

Evening session

Best of 11 legs

Danny Noppert 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 Toni Alcinas

Jamie Lewis 6-4 Christian Bunse

Jamie Caven 6-1 Mareno Michels

Ricky Evans 4-6 Kyle Anderson

James Wade 6-4 Max Hopp

Dawson Murschell 2-6 Paul Nicholson

Robert Marijanovic 6-3 Andy Boulton

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Saturday May 5

Second round

Afternoon session

Best of 11 legs

Ian White 6-1 Madars Razma

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Matt Padgett

Jelle Klaasen 3-6 Jermaine Wattimena

Joe Cullen 6-5 Martin Schindler

Gerwyn Price 5-6 Danny Noppert

Michael Smith 6-5 Arron Monk

Kim Huybrechts 4-6 Kyle Anderson

Simon Whitlock 6-0 Jan Dekker

Evening session

Best of 11 legs

Daryl Gurney 4-6 Jamie Lewis

Darren Webster 6-3 Robert Marijanovic

Mervyn King 4-6 Paul Nicholson

Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Jamie Caven

Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Alan Tabern

Peter Wright 6-2 Kirk Shepherd

John Henderson 4-6 James Wade

Rob Cross 6-5 Vincent Van der Voort

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Sunday May 6

Afternoon session

Best of 11 legs

Michael Van Gerwen 6-5 Darren Webster

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Ian White

Jamie Lewis 6-5 Paul Nicholson

Michael Smith 6-3 Jermaine Wattimena

Peter Wright 5-6 Danny Noppert

Joe Cullen 6-3 Kyle Anderson

Mensur Suljovic 4-6 Simon Whitlock

Rob Cross 5-6 James Wade

Evening session

Best of 11 legs

Michael Van Gerwen 6-4 Dave Chisnall

Jamie Lewis 2-6 Michael Smith

Danny Noppert 6-5 Joe Cullen

Simon Whitlock 3-6 James Wade

Best of 13 legs

Michael van Gerwen 7-0 Michael Smith

Danny Noppert 3-7 James Wade

Best of 15 legs

Michael van Gerwen 8-3 James Wade

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