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New setback: Michael van Gerwen defeated in Den Bosch by world number 111
Michael van Gerwen suffered another early exit, losing to Slovenia's Benjamin Pratnemer, ranked 111st, at the Players Championship 29 in Den Bosch. This defeat follows his first-round elimination at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam earlier that week. While Van Gerwen struggled, other Dutch players saw mixed results; Raymond van Barneveld advanced past the first round before falling to Martijn Dragt, and Dirk van Duijvenbode also exited in the second round. Despite these losses, eight Dutch competitors remained in the last 32 as the floor tournament concluded.
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