Overview
- Van Veen said he is in Berlin and planning to play on Thursday after surgery forced him to miss last week’s Premier League night in Dublin and a European Tour event in Belgium.
- The PDC announced he will not do pre-event media as he continues recovery, and he has told fans his energy remains lower than he hoped.
- He is scheduled to face Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals, and Price said he will show “no mercy” while hoping Van Veen is medically fine.
- Van Veen sits sixth after the missed night in a format that awards 5 points to the winner, 3 to the runner-up and 2 to semi-finalists, with withdrawals able to grant automatic wins and points.
- Berlin’s slate also includes Jonny Clayton vs Josh Rock, Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting, with previews and odds largely favoring Littler and Humphries to go deep.