Van Gerwen knocked out by Heta in Antwerp

Damon Heta beat Michael van Gerwen in a deciding leg of a second-round tie in which neither man was broken; the Australian had ended Beau Greaves' hopes on Friday; Nathan Aspinall averaged just under 106 in a 6-1 rout of Niko Springer

Michael van Gerwen is out of the Flanders Darts Trophy after Damon Heta edged a tight second-round clash in Antwerp, with neither player losing a leg against the throw.

The Australian, who had won the crucial bull-off, held his nerve in the decider to edge out the Dutchman 6-5 and book his place in Sunday's finals day.

Heta had also ended Beau Greaves' tournament by the same scoreline on Friday night, with the 22-year-old unable to build on the history she made in Prague last weekend when she became the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.

Nathan Aspinall was the most impressive winner of the evening session, sweeping aside Niko Springer 6-1 with an average just shy of 106. Wessel Nijman then closed out the night in style, opening with a 170 checkout on his way to a 6-4 victory over Sebastian Bialecki to book his place at another European Tour finals day.

Confirmation of all the results from a brilliant evening session at the Flanders Darts Trophy, as six out of the eight seeds make it through to the final day in Antwerp! 📺 https://t.co/Dogi6ykEH5 #ET13 pic.twitter.com/Jy0ieLWZDx

Top seed Gian van Veen also progressed, with his 6-3 win over Gabriel Clemens ending the German's hopes of qualifying for the World Grand Prix.

Clemens was not the only casualty in the race for qualification, which concludes in Antwerp.

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Brendan Dolan's hopes were also ended when he was beaten 6-5 by Stephen Bunting on Saturday evening.