"When I was at Yorkshire I heard that story about Matthew Hoggard from those guys. Around the cricketing world we would hear about certain players and how they interacted with certain players. Three-time Grand Slam champion Van Gerwen - who won in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but has not reached the final since - faces former women's world champion Ashton who is chasing her first victory over a male opponent on TV.Nine days of action begin onSky Sports The Stockport thrower won a tight opening set on double 10, but Ratajski struck back brilliantly after cleaning up 52 (20, D16) to send this tit-for-tat tussle into a decider. The pair played in 12 winning finals together for the Rhinos, while Sinfield has also been spearheading fundraising efforts in support of both his former team-mate and the MND Association - including running seven marathons in seven days last year.