Gian van Veen to miss Night 7 of Premier League due to kidney stones

[p]According to the press statement, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Van Veen[/a] has been diagnosed with kidney stones. As a result, the Dutchman currently has to stay in hospital, making a trip to Dublin impossible.[/p][p]"[b]Right up until the very last moment, my biggest goal was to step onto that stage tonight, but sometimes things are just out of your control[/b]," the "Giant" wrote on Instagram.[/p][p]Van Veen also shared an update on his condition: "[b]The pain started on Sunday morning, but it got much worse after I returned home from Göttingen. I’ve been in hospital since yesterday morning[/b] (Wednesday) [b]and I hope to be able to go home either today or tomorrow[/b]."[/p][embed guid="9c37214e-f5d0-436d-884c-f1dd39326a5f" url="https://x.com/gvv180/status/2034548830583091589?s=46" social-type="twitter" /][p]For Premier League record winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Michael van Gerwen[/a], who would have faced his compatriot in the first round, this means a bye into the semifinals and a guaranteed two points. For 'Mighty Mike', who himself missed Night 3 due to health reasons, these are his first points since Week 2. Most recently, he was eliminated in the opening round four times in a row.[/p]