Van Gerwen has two darts at double to take the first leg of the 10th set, but that's a wobble.

And Rob Cross sails in for double 18 to break.

This man isn't finished yet. I shouldn't have doubted him.

Michael van Gerwen averaged 110 in the ninth set to come back from 2-0 down.

He hit a 14-darter, an 11-darter, and a 12-darter. Pure class from the world champion.

Was that the decisive set?

#bbcdarts or text 81111

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And the world champion is ahead.

MVG hits double 16 to break Rob Cross and take the lead for the first time.

MVG is up 5-4 as we head for 10th set.

Don't go anywhere!

And that's two on the bounce from Van Gerwen.

The world champion sets up a deciding leg in the ninth set.

This will be the most important leg of the match...

Poor from Cross, he bottled that.

He hits single 19 and misses double eighteen for the set.

MVG walks up the oche and wins the leg on double seven.

Momentum is changing far far too quickly in this match.

Meanwhile at the Oche...

MVG is panicked. He misses tops and Rob Cross steps up to show the champ how it's done.

Cross is two legs up in the ninth set. Can he hold his throw for a 5-4 set lead?

Right, here are some of your score and time predicitions...

Stuie Neale: 00:30 6-5 Cross

Nicky: 23:56 6-5 to the winner

That's cheating...

I can't type fast enough. Someone tell them to slow down!

Rob Cross with a 12 darter and he's ahead in the ninth.

He's forgotten the 3-0 set already.

From 156, he can only leave 112. And it doesn't go.

Cross up to the oche for double 20, but NO. He misses double tops and then two darts at double 10.

MVG looks to be repairing his darts, but he takes the set on double 16. DONE.

But he can't catch a break.

Two darts in the T20, and his third dart knocks one out. That's two on the floor.

Maybe if he wasn't so accurate...

MVG leaves 156 after nine darts, can he finish off the set?

MVG is ahead on the 180 front. We've hit 21 in total for this match.

And what a set-up. The world champ checks out 95 on the bull for a 2-0 lead.

Van Gerwen has stepped this up.

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MVG can't take out 170, Rob Cross can only make a dent in 157, and MVG is back to finish on double 18.

Another swift leg, and we're up and running in the eighth set.

This is crunch time for the defending champion, and he knows it.

Who's going to win this? What time will this match finish?

I can't call it, but I'm going for after midnight. (I'm not leaving at midnight, just to be clear)

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Cross needs a 126 out to break MVG.

Treble 19, treble 19 and DOUBLE SIX.

THAT IS FANTASTIC.

Cross hit 161 to take the sixth set, and has now sunk 124 for the seventh.

MVG trails Rob Cross 4-3.

After a mediocre leg, Cross hits a 177 to leave 86.

He misses double 16, misses double eight, and MVG storms in to hit tops for the leg.

No whitewash in this set then. Cross can't hold his throw.

WHAT A LEG.

Cross hits 140, 140, 177 before checking out 44.

That's a break of throw and a 2-0 lead in the seventh set. This man is a machine.

MVG is having to chase this match once again.

Rob Cross looks like he's made a mess of the finish, but finds double 16 on his last dart.

Cross is getting vocal, MVG is pulling up his socks.

This could be a long night.

And we're even. MVG pegs it back with a stupidly fast set.

No time to blink at the moment.

Van Gerwen is hugging that treble now. Six perfect darts and yet again the world champion is on a nine-dart leg.

But this is not the moment. He leaves 48 after nine darts with Cross on 104. The former electrician can't take it out but MVG misses yet more darts. That's 28 at a double in this match.

Cross has one dart at double 16, but he's nowhere near.

MVG finds it and rounds up a sloppy leg.

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And he's off the perfect star, sort of.

MVG misses double 12 but back he comes for double six and the leg is wrapped up.

That'll do.