Michael van Gerwen can raise his supreme standards even higher after setting a world record average, says Wayne Mardle. The world No 1 recorded the highest average in a televised match on night four of the Premier League, ending with 124.3 in his 7-1 win over Michael Smith in Aberdeen.Van Gerwens mark could have been even better as he missed match darts while on an average of 136. Michael van Gerwen set the highest average in the history of televised darts Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle heaped praise on a mind-boggling performance by the Dutchman and believes he can better his own record.His lowest scoring visit was 80. Hes hit a treble each and every time hes gone to the board, said Mardle. Its just one of those nights and one of those games, one of those performances which we may never see the like again.Weve only ever seen that once. Once have we seen over a 120 average - and that was it. It was just an absolutely mind-boggling performance. Like Michael said, he knows he can get better. He can hit a 136 average, because he had a chance at it. Wayne Mardle It could have been a hell of a lot better. It would have been roughly 136 if that 36 goes in, and the last leg he messed up the 50. Look, it was just one of those games that I could watch time and time again.Like Michael said, he knows he can get better. He can hit a 136 average, because he had a chance at it. Just amazing.Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor previously held the record of 118.66, set against Kevin Painter at the 2010 UK Open. Phil Taylor beat Dave Chisnall 7-5 to make it three wins on the bounce in the Premier League After Taylors dominant reign at the top of darts, Mardle insists the current No 1 is taking the sport to a higher level.Its good that someone else is now showing Phil how its done because [Phil] has shown everyone for the last 25-26 years, said Mardle.Now Phil is watching someone else that can play, on his day, better than him, which I never thought I would ever say in my lifetime, I must admit. Michael van Gerwen has raised the bar, the facts are there. Also See: PL night four recap MVG sets record in Aberdeen Balenciaga Speed Trainer Discount . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. Air Max 270 Clearance . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. 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After more than 16 months of surgeries, physical therapy and continued complications, the 46-year-old trail runner announced that hes decided to have his lower left leg amputated below the knee.During what was expected to be a routine trail run in the mountains that frame the western edge of Boulder, Colo., Mackey fell off a rock and tumbled more than 20 feet, badly breaking his left leg in the process. After seven surgeries during a three-week hospital stay, Mackey returned home with his injured leg intact, albeit with an external bracing system and crutches to help him get around. Although he recovered enough to walk with a significant limp over the next year, he still had mobility issues, internal infections and constant pain.Several more surgeries -- including his most recent procedure about three months ago -- helped him walk without a cane. But continued complications with the repaired leg put him in the tough place of opting for more surgeries or permanently amputating his lower left leg. He talked through the scenarios with numerous doctors, as well as family and friends, and decided that he will have the amputation surgery on Nov. 1.Related story from Competitor.com: Mackey endures long road to recoveryyMackey, a Hoka-sponsored runner who works as a physician assistant, has won U.ddddddddddddS. trail running championships for 50K, 50 miles and 100K distance and won the Montrail Cup trail running series in 2004 and 2011. Hes a two-time U.S. ultrarunner of the year with a long list of trail running and adventure racing victories, plus a handful of records and fastest known times to his credit. In 2007, he became the first trail runner to run under 7 hours for the famous rim-to-rim-to-rim?trail run across the Grand Canyon and back when he ran the 42-mile route in 6:59:56 in 2011.Although hes has been able to ride a bike for more than a year, he hasnt been able to run, let alone walk without a significant limp. He said on Monday that hes most interested in?regaining his health and being pain-free, and believes once he has a prosthetic, hell be able to resume life as it was before his accident. If all goes as planned, he will be able to run, ski and walk his kids to school without pain.Im happy, or maybe relieved, to know there will be some finality to it, Mackey told?Competitor.com?on Tuesday. Ive talked to a lot of people and I think this is the best next step for me.Click here to read Mackeys post in its entirety and more on his story from Competitor.com. ' ' '